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Dorgan Drug Importation Health Amendment Defeated
5 hours ago ago from S E N A T U S
An amendment offered by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) to the health reform bill ( H.R. 3590 ) has been defeated by a vote of 51 to 48 . It would “allow American consumers to safely import lower-priced, Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs from other countries,” according to a press release . Dorgan said the legislation will bring consumers in North Dakota and across the country immediate relief from the world’s highest ...
Related contentPfizer in China, AIDS Drugs in Africa, Vaccine Recall in U.S.
2 hours ago ago from NewsHaven
Here's a quick tour of drug and vaccine news from around the globe: Sanofi-Aventis is recalling 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine sold in the U.S. for use in infants and toddlers. The vaccine is safe, but it appears to have to have fallen slightly below the specified potency, the CDC said. The recalled lots are still strong enough to reduce the risk of catching the disease, according to the agency. Officials have recommended all along ...
Related contentDrug Importation Takes Center Stage On Senate Floor
7 hours ago ago from Senior World - Online community for seniors across America
Debate on a proposal that would make it easier to bring prescription drugs into the country from abroad is taking center stage on the Senate floor as part of the health care reform debate. The Associated Press: A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to finally win a long struggle to ease curbs against importing low-cost prescription drugs but will have to overcome the Obama administration and the pharmaceutical industry to do so. The ...
Related contentThe FDA changes the warning notices
21 hours ago ago from Hunny blog
Many people think the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) role is limited to licensing new drugs and medical devices, but it actually has a post-marketing role as well. Doctors and hospitals all round the US are required to report any and all adverse side effects to drugs. It's not uncommon to find that drugs can pass through clinical trials involving only thousands of participants, but show side effects when millions start taking them. ...
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Senate Majority Leader Reid committed to closing senior drug 'doughnut hole'
7 hours ago ago from BloggingStocks
Even as Senate Democratic Leaders huddled with White House advisors over the best way to retain maverick U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's, I-Connecticut, critical 'Number 60' vote, there was reason to believe that one key provision of health care reform already has sufficient Senate support: closing the 'doughnut hole' -- or annual gap in Medicare Part D prescription coverage. Currently, Medicare pays for the first $2,700 in drug coverage in a ...
Related contentDrug store might lose liquor license
13 hours ago ago from Media General - Turnto10.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Drug store might lose liquor license NBC 10 News Published: December 15, 2009 PROVIDENCE The Prime Drug pharmacy in Providence lost its license to sell drugs last year when a co-owner was charged with selling illegal prescription drugs. The Providence ...
Related contentPfizer Adds New Type of Tablet to Sales Calls [Voices]
17 hours ago ago from All Things D
By Peter Loftus, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is equipping its sales representatives with new portable computers designed to improve their pitches to doctors and at the same time help the drug maker comply with the law. The New York-based company has been providing its thousands of sales reps with tablet PCs, a type of laptop computer whose screen can swivel and on which reps and doctors can write with a special ...
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