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GO DADDY CELEBRATES BIG WIN IN BATTLE AGAINST ROGUE PHARMACIES
Source: MarketWatch
Date: 15-Oct-2008
Bi-Partisan Bill Becomes Law -- Enables Web Companies to Shut Down the 'RX Bad Guys'
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DRUG INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP SPENT $5M LOBBYING IN 2Q
Source: Forbes
Date: 5-Aug-2008
The pharmaceutical industry's main trade group spent more than $5 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.
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THE IKEA OF GENERIC DRUG MANUFACTURERS
Source: Financial Times
Date: 28-Jul-2008
Author: Andrew Jack
Unorthodox conditions in Teva's company statutes have not stopped the Israel-based group becoming the world's largest generic drugs manufacturer - and may even have helped.
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DRUG INDUSTRY WIELDS TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
Source: Rutland Herald
Date: 24-Jul-2008
Author: Harry Chen
Let's make it clear, there are miracle drugs. I use them every day and am thankful to have them to help my patients. At the same time, I unequivocally believe that pharmaceutical marketing money has undue influence on physician practice.
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PHARMACY CRIES FOUL AS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS DETAILS ITS THREE MONTH MEDI-CAL BACK PAYMENT TIMELINE FOR PHARMACY MEDI-CAL PROVIDERS
Source: MarketWatch
Date: 16-Jul-2008
The California Pharmacists Association cries foul against Electronic Data Systems' (EDS) re-payment timeline for Medi-Cal pharmacy providers. Last Friday, pharmacy providers were notified that a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals acted to halt the ten percent payment cuts for prescription drugs dispensed under the Medi-Cal Program. While this was a victory for pharmacy and the patients they serve, EDS, which processes Medi-Cal claims, sent out a memo on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, which was then posted on the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) web site, detailing their plan to handle the Medi-Cal repayment process to make pharmacy whole on transactions that took place from July 11, 2008 and beyond.
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