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Prescription-Bus Monday, July 03, 2000 Senate Candidate plans prescription drug trips to Canada ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Nearly three dozen senior citizens filed onto a chartered bus Friday morning for a one-day trip to Manitoba to buy their prescription drugs more cheaply. The excursion, paid for by U.S. Senate hopeful Mark Dayton, left St. Cloud just after 7 a.m. Box lunches were provided on the bus, which crossed into Canada about 2:30 p.m. Several stops were planned before returning home. First, they had to exchange their money, then have their blood pressure and prescriptions checked by Canadian doctors. Finally, they could get their lower-priced medication. Each citizen can legally bring a 90-day supply of medication into the country. The bus held 45 people and was full, said Dayton's campaign spokeswoman Sharon Ruhland. Of those, 32 were seniors getting prescriptions filled. The rest of the spots were filled by spouses, staff and media. Dayton's "Rx Express" has more trips planned from other parts of the state over the next few months. Friday's inaugural trip originated in St. Cloud and ran to Emerson, Man. Dayton is one of a field of six candidates who will square off in a primary this September for the right to challenge Republican Senator Rod Grams in November. ********************* [log in to unmask] View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html