CEO of Leading Canadian Internet-Based Pharmacy Says Proposals by Health Minister Offer Opportunity to Expand High Standards, Broaden Regulatory Considerations
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The CEO of http://www.universaldrugstore.com, a leading Internet-based Canadian mail-order pharmacy, says that proposals by Health Canada Minister Ujjal Dosanjh offer an opportunity to expand the stringent safety standards and high ethical standards to which his and other legitimate Internet-based pharmacies already adhere as well as establishing regulatory standards acceptable in both Canada and the U.S.
Jeff Uhl says http://www.universaldrugstore.com welcomes the opportunity to work with the Health Department and Parliament in addressing the three issues presented by Health Minister Dosanjh: The banning of bulk sales, enhancing the patient-pharmacy-physician relationship, and establishing a monitoring system to ensure the supply of prescription drugs for Canadian citizens.
He said that http://www.universaldrugstore.com will continue to supply its current and new clients with the same high standards that have enabled it to attain its position as the pharmacy of choice for its clients.
"Licensed, registered pharmacies such as http://www.universaldrugstore.com have always met or exceeded the standards of the Health Canada," Uhl says. "Now, with the Health Minister's proposals, we have an opportunity to expand those standards, while enacting measures acceptable to regulatory authorities both in Canada and the U.S."
"The professional ethics and high standards that we practice are reflected in our background as Canadian health care professionals, and in the standards for members of the http://www.universaldrugstore.com team," Uhl explains.
Uhl and co-founder Jeremy Cockerill are registered pharmacists, and graduates of the University of Manitoba School of Pharmacy.
The company management team includes pharmacists with experience in pharmacy management, and quality and safety issues unequaled in the industry.
"This includes a former staff member of Health Canada who had major responsibility for working on and developing recommendations on mail order pharmacies, working with the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. and negotiating agreements with countries in Europe on safety and quality issues.
"We also have a professional relationship with a pharmacist who is a leading European authority on issues of quality and safety," Uhl explains.
"We stand ready to offer our professionals, with their unique backgrounds and knowledge, to ensure that the goals of developing policies that address the considerations offered by the Health Minister, all the while continuing to serve our clients with the degree of professionalism and service they have come to expect from http://www.universaldrugstore.com," Uhl concludes.
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Source: Universal Drugstore Lt