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To: chowder who wrote (22591)	12/9/2004 11:06:50 PM
From: bull_derrick	Respond to of 23153

I haven't traded RAD in about a year until the other day. I've traded DKHR much more in the past couple of years. It's a drug wholesaler versus retailer but same sort of Biz. Sector's currently out of favor and I think the anticipation is out there that Canadian drugs will come over the border in mass at some point and put pressure on things. I used to be a customer service manager at the filtration company I work for about 20 years ago. I remember one startling conversation with a chemist from a Mexican drug company who called to make sure that our filter would work on her pharmaceuticals. I told her it did have the right retention for what she wanted but that particular type of filter could not be steam sterilized in an autoclave which is a typical biopharm procedure. She told me that wasn't an issue at her plant, they just soaked the filters in Clorox for awhile before putting them into their production line. The conversation always stuck with me and while I am sympathetic to drug costs, I believe a ban on drug advertisements and direct marketing costs would allow drug companies to make their profits and sell their goods at a reduced profit. Allowing foreign goods in is likely to reduced vendor selection like the influenza vaccine.

To: chowder who wrote (22591)	12/9/2004 11:06:55 PM
From: bull_derrick	Respond to of 23153

I haven't traded RAD in about a year until the other day. I've traded DKHR much more in the past couple of years. It's a drug wholesaler versus retailer but same sort of Biz. Sector's currently out of favor and I think the anticipation is out there that Canadian drugs will come over the border in mass at some point and put pressure on things. I used to be a customer service manager at the filtration company I work for about 20 years ago. I remember one startling conversation with a chemist from a Mexican drug company who called to make sure that our filter would work on her pharmaceuticals. I told her it did have the right retention for what she wanted but that particular type of filter could not be steam sterilized in an autoclave which is a typical biopharm procedure. She told me that wasn't an issue at her plant, they just soaked the filters in Clorox for awhile before putting them into their production line. The conversation always stuck with me and while I am sympathetic to drug costs, I believe a ban on drug advertisements and direct marketing costs would allow drug companies to make their profits and sell their goods at a reduced profit. Allowing foreign goods in is likely to reduced vendor selection like the influenza vaccine.

To: chowder who wrote (22591)	12/9/2004 11:07:21 PM
From: bull_derrick	Respond to of 23153

I haven't traded RAD in about a year until the other day. I've traded DKHR much more in the past couple of years. It's a drug wholesaler versus retailer but same sort of Biz. Sector's currently out of favor and I think the anticipation is out there that Canadian drugs will come over the border in mass at some point and put pressure on things. I used to be a customer service manager at the filtration company I work for about 20 years ago. I remember one startling conversation with a chemist from a Mexican drug company who called to make sure that our filter would work on her pharmaceuticals. I told her it did have the right retention for what she wanted but that particular type of filter could not be steam sterilized in an autoclave which is a typical biopharm procedure. She told me that wasn't an issue at her plant, they just soaked the filters in Clorox for awhile before putting them into their production line. The conversation always stuck with me and while I am sympathetic to drug costs, I believe a ban on drug advertisements and direct marketing costs would allow drug companies to make their profits and sell their goods at a reduced profit. Allowing foreign goods in is likely to reduced vendor selection like the influenza vaccine.

To: chowder who wrote (22591)	12/9/2004 11:07:39 PM
From: bull_derrick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

I haven't traded RAD in about a year until the other day. I've traded DKHR much more in the past couple of years. It's a drug wholesaler versus retailer but same sort of Biz. Sector's currently out of favor and I think the anticipation is out there that Canadian drugs will come over the border in mass at some point and put pressure on things. I used to be a customer service manager at the filtration company I work for about 20 years ago. I remember one startling conversation with a chemist from a Mexican drug company who called to make sure that our filter would work on her pharmaceuticals. I told her it did have the right retention for what she wanted but that particular type of filter could not be steam sterilized in an autoclave which is a typical biopharm procedure. She told me that wasn't an issue at her plant, they just soaked the filters in Clorox for awhile before putting them into their production line. The conversation always stuck with me and while I am sympathetic to drug costs, I believe a ban on drug advertisements and direct marketing costs would allow drug companies to make their profits and sell their goods at a reduced profit. Allowing foreign goods in is likely to reduced vendor selection like the influenza vaccine.