Prescription Drugs ?

kalynzoo wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Just beware that Walmart may be the cheapest BUT 99% of their generic drugs are from OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. And go figure, your insurance company approves it and there is legislation that 'makes' them fill it with generics now.

I just went round and round with the doc to insist on the script that I get the brand name of my meds made right here in the US. :R

Check your label you will be mildly shocked how many of them come from another country. These countries do not have any standards regarding conditions, purity, dosage, etc.they have to abide by when filling these drugs. Google Walmart, India, Ranbaxy Laboratories.

"..Indian pharmaceutical companies account for half of the warning letters issued by the FDA across the world...."
"...India is the second-largest supplier of over-the-counter and prescription drugs to the U.S..."

I watched several documentaries showing the inside of these pharmaceuticals where they make these drugs and the FDA warning letters and I won't buy any of my meds or my dogs meds at a Walmart. Just saying.

I hate to rain on your parade, but Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, and your local pharmacy all purchase from the same wholesalers, Amerisource Bergin, McKesson, and a bunch of others. Yes, they have their own distribution units, but they also purchase generics from around the world. Many brand name drugs are now manufactured in plants around the world as most major manufactures are multi-national. A major problem in the United States today is a constant shortage of life saving medications. The shortage even affects products produced in the USA because the chemicals required to prepare the medications come from companies around the world. Guess what I am really getting at is: If you don't like Walmart don't shop there, but repeating rumors probably generated by unions trying to profit from Walmart's success does nothing to support a major business that maintains it's roots in the USA, supports communities, offers scholarships (a very impressive pharmacy scholarship to family members of employees). Walmart stock is in the portfolio of many retirement plans. I've never worked there, one of my kids did years ago and had no complaints. But their pharmacies are respected and their pharmacists came from the same educational institutions as pharmacists across the USA. JMHO
Gary, Recently retired pharmacist, and loving it.
Happy Trails.

X2....all U.S. pharmaceutical companies have plants all around the world and your local pharmacy gets their drugs from around the world. We worked for a pharmaceutical company. Generics are perfectly safe.