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E-drug: Re: Wall Street Journal on expired drug (cont'd)
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Re: Jim Russo's critique of Richard Laing's proposal to redate 'expired'
drugs.
Come now, Jim. Richard Lainge proposed nothing like what you say he did.
He
did not proposed opening a wider berth for the donation of expired drugs.
He suggested setting expiration dates to reflect when drugs really do, well
. . . 'expire'. Considering your expertise on the subject, we would all
benefit by knowing what you think of what Richard really *did* propose.
Why
can't donor companies recertify longer expiration dates as the U.S.
military
proposes to do and the FDA does?
The recent revelations in the WSJ raise a serious ethical question--even
more serious than whether drug companies seek to induce people to throw
away
good drugs so that they will buy more. Consider: You strongly advocate
against donation of expired drugs; even seeking to put the Guidelines into
law. Meanwhile, many drugs you would outlaw the donation of are perfectly
fine but for the 'false' expiration dates used by the drug companies. That
means people suffer and die needlessly.
I realize there may be more to this story and look forward to your
enlightening remarks.
Many Thanks,
Scott Hillstrom
President, Cry for the World Foundation
e-mail: scott.hillstrom@analyticorp.co.nz
[Scott please remember to put your affiliation - I have added it manually
many times now! KM, moderator]
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