NEW YORK, June 11, 2003 — The Canadian cross-border trade in pharmaceuticals continues to expand with the opening of Discount Prescription Group (DPG), a walk-in facility in Brooklyn, New York. DPG is not a pharmacy and does not inventory or distribute any pharmaceuticals from their location. Rather, DPG is a service center that provides information and assistance with the ordering process, helping US citizens that lack prescription coverage take advantage of the socialized healthcare system in Canada where drug manufacturers charge significantly lower prices than in the U.S.
DPG’s majority owner, Marc Weinberger, admits, " … the fact that US citizens must have their prescription filled by Canadian pharmacies in order to be able to afford their medications is crazy," and explained that choosing which Canadian Pharmacies they would direct their customers to was very challenging. "Our due diligence included a five-page questionnaire which we developed and used to interview over thirty pharmacies. The interviewing process enabled us to narrow the field to four very qualified pharmacies at which time we completed background reviews on each of them. We then traveled to Canada to meet with the pharmacists, and assess their operations." Mr. Weinberger went on to say " … I’m a big believer in meeting people in person if you plan on doing business with them, and if you plan on recommending a company to your friends, family or the community, you better make it your business to meet them first."
Discount Prescription Group is not alone in their efforts to help seniors obtain their prescription drugs from Canada. In fact, US senators from states that are on the Canadian border have been sponsoring charitable bus trips across the border for years. Once there, seniors see Canadian doctors or U.S. doctors with licenses to prescribe drugs in both the United States and Canada.
If you are wondering why a senior citizen would make such a trek, or seek out the guidance from a company like DPG, it’s because many are on fixed incomes and use more maintenance drugs than other Americans. The savings could overcome having to choose between paying the bills or taking their medication. A family that was paying thousands of dollars a year for various medications was able to cut that expenditure in half after turning to a licensed Canadian pharmacy. A woman who paid $1403 a year for tamoxifen that kept breast cancer at bay now buys from a Canadian pharmacy at a cost of $201 a year.
Some movement has been seen on the national front recently, where discussions are underway regarding proposals to expand Medicare to include drug coverage. Until some type of reform or change takes place in the United States, it is likely that more senior citizens will seek to have their prescriptions filled in Canada; at a price they can afford. Perhaps the increase in the number of American seniors turning to our northern neighbor to defray the rising cost of their health care will encourage Congress to focus its energies on a sound, bipartisan solution to this issue … sooner, rather than later.
Discount Prescription Group is located at 2078 East 17th Street, just off Ave. U in Brooklyn and offers free price quotes at 1-866-DPG-Quote (374-7868). For all standard 90-day orders processed through Discount Prescription Group, the pharmaceuticals are mailed directly to your home in the manufacturer’s original sealed container from one of the most respected Canadian pharmacies serving the U.S. market.
Contact:
Marc Weinberger
Tel. 1-718-375-7283
Fax: 1-718-375-3293
Email:
http://www.discountprescriptiongroup.com
