Drug Prices  flattr this!  The lil suitcase is packed for the
grand open ended journey through Northern Italy, Slovenia, —–
(fill in your own following destination).  Prior to packing for
the journey, I was watching a PBS Frontline Special entitled
“The Other Drug War”. I believe it’s and old program, last
updated (according to their site) in 2003, but the torrent just
fell in my lap the other day. (transcript anyone?)  By the other
drug war, the title is referring to perscription drugs for
seniors in the United States. All those pills that control
cholesteral, blood pressure, depression, asthma, etc etc… they
cost senior citizens mounds and mounds of cash. And of course,
the catch is, because they need many of these drugs to go on
living, they are at the mercy of the drug companies.  In the
program itself, we see seniors in Maine organizing bus
excursions to Canada, where drug prices are fixed by the
government in order to keep them affordable for seniors. (and I
guess the poor too) During the bus ride, the