Article

How Fake Cancer Drugs Entered U.S.

Pfizer

PFE

-0.40%

GlaxoSmithKline

GSK

-0.92%

From the outskirts of Winnipeg, Kris Thorkelson's Canada Drugs grew to become a vital link for American consumers stung by high drug prices. The Internet pharmacy had by the middle part of the last decade filled millions of U.S. prescriptions with low-cost, Canadian supplies of everything from Inc.'s cholesterol pill Lipitor to PLC's asthma treatment Advair.

Read the full story: http://tinyurl.com/7oa2bgr

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Newsletter

Stay ahead of policy, cost, and value—subscribe to AJMC for expert insights at the intersection of clinical care and health economics.

Related Videos
David Awad, PharmD, BCOP
Coral Omene, MD, PhD, sitting for a vieo interview
Constance Blunt, MD, medical oncologist, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Coral Omene, MD, PhD, sitting for a vieo interview
David Awad, PharmD, BCOP
Screenshot of Coral Omene, MD, PhD
ASCO 2025
Constance Blunt, MD, medical oncologist, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO
Nini Wu, MD, Navista
Related Content
AJMC Managed Markets Network Logo
CH LogoCenter for Biosimilars Logo