The cost of prescription drugs in America has risen to the level that most Americans could not afford them with out the help of an insurance plan. The greedy and capitalistic pharmaceutical companies rely on the United States to fund the future development of drugs with skyrocketing prices and enormous margins. Recently the issue has extended into the mainstream political arena, thanks in part to the new Medicare bill(2). With the push by congress for the importation of drugs from foreign sources, regardless of the potential long and short term consequences, the time to vocally support health care reform is upon the American public.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates every substance intended for human consumption, with the exception, to a degree, of alcohol. This includes prescription drugs and more recently dietary supplements. When the FDA receives a New Drug Application or NDA, they begin a massive...