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Thursday, March 11, 2004
AARP is continuing
the fight for affordable
prescription drugs.
The pharmaceutical companies
have to do their part.
High prescription drug prices are a major concern in the
African-American community. That’s why we want America’s
pharmaceutical companies to do the right thing:
Limit price increases to no greater than the level of inflation and use
their influence to limit greater markups at the retail level.
^ Cooperate with safe, reasonable drug importation from Canada.
^ Support research that evaluates the effectiveness of comparable drugs,
so that people and doctors know which drugs work best.
Give the government the authority to negotiate lower drug prices
if promised discounts aren’t achieved.
Until every American can afford the medications they need, AARP will
continue the fight for affordable prescription drugs. That’s why we’ve
written a letter to the pharmaceutical industry asking them to take action.
To read our letter or to learn more about the new prescription drug benefit
in Medicare, visit www.aarp.org.
AARP
The power to make it better.”
www.aarp.org