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- February 08, 2010 | from New York Times Ally for the Poor in an Unlikely Corner Through his work in poor countries, Andrew Witty, chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, has positioned his company as the leader among drug makers in advancing world health issues.
- January 26, 2010 | from Pioneer Press Effort targets prescription drug industry at Minnesota Legislature The Pioneer Press reports, "A spokeswoman for PhRMA, the trade group for the nation's drugmakers, said the bills would generate extra cost, making healthcare more expensive and slowing the growth of Minnesota's medical industry." Marjorie Powell, PhRMA's senior assistant general counsel, noted, "The package of legislative proposals could have a chilling effect on Minnesota's life sciences."
- January 26, 2010 | from The New York Times Gov. Paterson seeks to ban drug-industry incentives for doctors in New York. The AP reports that New York Gov. David Paterson (D) "is proposing new, tougher prohibitions on pharmaceutical companies, restricting them from dispensing gifts and misleading production information to doctors while promoting the use of specific drugs." According to Paterson, the legislation "will benefit patient care and reduce costs in the Medicaid program, as more expensive drugs will not be prescribed for the wrong reasons." However, "the pharmaceutical industry is fighting the proposal," arguing that the federal government already regulates its marketing practices through the FDA's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications.
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