"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Abbott Laboratories teamed with other pharmaceutical companies in launching a one-stop shop where uninsured consumers, struggling with prescription drug costs, can access a variety of programs that offer free or discounted medicines.
The initiative, unveiled Tuesday, comes amid calls for legislative action to allow importation of drugs from countries like Canada, where prices are lower.
They probably won't be able to stop the re-importation bill, though. It's the middle class who goes to Canada and Mexico for drugs.
