Joseph Collins This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. heraldsun.com: Canadian drug links closing

   www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-41 - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/24/2003   Last Visited: 11/25/2003

   Joseph Collins, chief executive officer of the Concord firm, entered an affidavit promising that Canada Drug Outlet would remove the word "Drug" from its name, including its signs and promotional materials.

2. 2. Hickory Daily Record | N.C. pharmacy board trying to clamp down on drug importers

   www.hickoryrecord.com/servlet/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/18/2003   Last Visited: 8/18/2003

   Joe Collins, owner of the Concord store, said he's ready.
   
   "If the pharmacy board takes any further action, we will vigorously defend ourselves," Collins said.
   
   His orders are placed with a licensed pharmacy in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he said, and the drugs are screened by Canadian health officials, just as the FDA does.
   
   Collins said he won't back down because he's cutting costs for mostly elderly people who need to take medications to stay healthy. The average savings is about 50 percent, he said.
   
   Canada Drug Outlet, which opened June 1 in a Concord shopping center, has fielded hundreds of calls from Pillowtex workers who lost their jobs when the company declared bankruptcy July 30, Collins said.
   
   Pharmacies and drug makers have taken steps against what they call "drug reimportation," or ordering U.S.-manufactured prescription drugs from companies in foreign countries.
   
   Collins said most of his customers are older adults with no or little prescription insurance. Many don't have a computer or don't feel comfortable using the Internet to order anything, he said. The prescription order is sent from the Winnipeg pharmacy outlet to the customer's home.
   
   "We're in a position to help folks who are not in a position to help themselves," said Collins, whose mother, Clatie Collins, opened their first store in Clermont, Fla.
   
   Joe Collins receives a fee from the Canadian pharmacy outlet, but he declined to say how much.

3. 3. heraldsun.com: Canadian drug links closing

   www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-417 - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/24/2003   Last Visited: 11/25/2003

   Joseph Collins, chief executive officer of the Concord firm, entered an affidavit promising that Canada Drug Outlet would remove the word "Drug" from its name, including its signs and promotional materials.