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• Waxman: Still Not Feeling Bound to That $80 Billion PhRMA Deal

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  Among the chief discrepancies between the House and Senate health reform proposals is a provision of the House bill that would allow states to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices on behalf of their lowest income seniors — those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. House ...
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• Complexity of Issues Regarding the Regulation of the Natural Health Product Industry Likely Tied to Basic Issues

  
  Procurement Insights — Authority: 126
  This Wednesday’s segment of the PI Window on Business “ Doing What Comes Naturally: Are Natural Health Products Being Held to a Higher Standard ,” in which I interview NHPPA President Shawn Buckley regarding the controversial Bill C-6 that poses two potential threats to the industry’s survival in Canada, ...
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• FDA approval causes drug price to skyrocket

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 136
  In a collaboration between The Philadelphia Inquirer and Kaiser Health News, Harris Meyer looks at the case of colchicine , a drug used to treat gout that has been on the market so long that it predates the FDA approval process, and thus had never been approved. Like thousands of drugs it existed in a sort of ...
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• Scientists develop ‘human stomach’ machine

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 734
  London, Jan 1 (ANI): Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich have developed a machine that works as an accurate working model of a human stomach.Aping key processes taking place in the stomach, the Dynamic Gastric Model was created to help scientists study human digestion.The machine, which took more ...
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• Pilot Programs Might Be The Key To Cost Control

  
  Colorado Health Insurance Insider — Authority: 120
  One of the primary criticisms I’ve seen leveled at the House and Senate health care reform bills is their sheer bulk.  The fact that so many of our lawmakers admit to not having read the bills in their entirety, and the thousands of pages of obfuscated legalese have made the bills a popular target of both comedians ...
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• AIIMS to guide 40 medical colleges on drug reaction

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 734
  New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will help at least 40 medical colleges in the country in understanding the adverse reactions from commonly used drugs.“It is envisaged that the programme will initially start with 40 medical colleges in 2010 and will involve all the medical ...
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• The Most Damaging Twenty-Years in the Recent History of America?

  
  Joejolly's Weblog — Authority: 134
  What brought America to the pinnacle of fame was the hard work of millions of Americans. Americans saw problems and set out to solve them. And America had success – bolstered by American values. Huge companies grew from meager starts. There was little talk of “ KILLING” the competition. So, the next BIG idea ...
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• Allegra to be OTC with Sanofi-Aventis Chattem Purchase

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 656
  Chattanooga, Tenn.-based drug company, Chattem, was acquired by the French drug company, Sanofi-Aventis Monday for $1.9 billion. The purchase will move the popular prescription antihistamine Allegra to an over-the-counter medicine.
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• Potential for developing Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector

  
  Bangladesh Economic News — Authority: 144
  http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=87308 Potential for developing Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector Ferdous Alam The export value of pharmaceuticals, though small, is growing at 50 per cent per year. Exports increased from $8.2 million in 2004 to $28.3 million in 2007 and expanded further ...
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• Reimporting American Drugs From Canada

  
  Economix — Authority: 690
  The fact that patented drugs can be priced so much lower abroad has long irritated American politicians and the general public, an economist writes.
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• Research Report of Mergers and Acquisitions in Chinese Medical Circulation Industry, 2009

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 157
  In 2008, the medical wholesale enterprises in Chinese medical circulation industry were about 12 thousand in small scale. Only about 5 hundred exceeded the annual sales amounts of 50 million Yuan (7.1 million USD). The top three medical circulation enterprises accounted for 20% market shares of the total medical sales ...
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• Job Search: qualifications transfer

  
  Professional CV Writing - CV4.biz — Authority: 118
  Job Search: qualifications transfer Tauraz asks: I am a Overseas Qualified Pharmacist, but due to regulations in the UK, I cant practice as a Pharmacist. I completed a Masters degree in Business from a very reputed UK University and I have 3 months experience as a Territory Manager selling Speciality products ...
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• Roll Call by States on the Lauterberg Amendment to Provide for the Importation of Prescription Drugs

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 136
    Home > Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote       XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111 th Congress - 1 st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate ...
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• Big Pharma’s money talks in the U.S. Senate

  
  Political Blotter — Authority: 433
  The pharmaceutical industry’s political donations paid-off big time yesterday, according to the great data-crunchers at Berkeley-based MAPLight.org . The U.S. Senate voted 51-48 yesterday on an health-care reform bill amendment – offered by U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan , D-ND – which would’ve relaxed ...
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• Dorgan Amendment Slashed After Last-Minute PhRMA Deal PhRMA Hasn’t Agreed To

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 754
  photo: Destinys Agent via Flickr Ryan Grim has a good tick-tock on the failure of the Dorgan amendment last night, delivering a huge victory for the pharmaceutical industry and a blow to consumers who could have saved over $100 billion in prescription drug costs. Thirty Democrats and Joe Lieberman ended up voting ...
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• On drugs

  
  Smart Remarks — Authority: 132
  We could re-import them from other countries and, according to the CBO, save the government more than $19 billion over the next 10 years; and Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota estimates that consumers would save up to $80 billion. So of course, we won’t permit this. Taibbi explains why : There’s no ...
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• Drug-import legislation dies in Senate

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 661
  In a big win for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Tuesday killed legislation that would have made it easier for Americans to buy their prescription drugs from abroad, where prices are generally much cheaper. The final tally was 51 to 48 , nine shy of the supporters needed to overcome a filibuster. ...
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• Senate Dems Protect Big Pharma

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 153
  In a big win for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Tuesday killed legislation that would have made it easier for Americans to buy their prescription drugs from abroad, where prices are generally much cheaper. The count was 51 to 48 , nine shy of the supporters needed to overcome a filibuster. Thirty ...
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• BMJ wants raw data for all drug trials to be shared

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 136
  Under the headline “We want raw data, now,” BMJ editor Fiona Godlee recounts the story of how BMJ had to pressure a drug company into releasing full study reports verifying their claims as to the effectiveness of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) . Tamiflu. Photo by Richard Sunderland via Flickr. Godlee says that ...
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• Where We’re at on the Lieberman Health Care Industry Profit Protection Act of 2009

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 754
  Thanks, Senator Lieberman. Thanks a bunch. (photo: AlmazUK via Flickr) After last night’s epic cave-in on the Lieberman health care bill, I thought I’d just give a big-picture view of where we’re at right now: • As has been reported everywhere, Lieberman basically got everything he wanted with staggering ...
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