Vermont Lawmaker Moves to Repeal Protection for Drug Maker

Published January 23, 2013

Vermont Lawmaker Moves to Repeal Protection for Drug Maker

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“Patient access to necessary treatments would be compromised,” Kelley Davenport, an Amgen spokeswoman , said in a written statement Wednesday, defending the provision and opposing any repeal. But critics called the provision an unnecessary giveaway …
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No Profit, No Loss, But a Win Against Tropical Disease

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The treatment at the center of this success story was a royalty-free drug based on a business model that would have been unthinkable in Big Pharma just a decade ago. Nifurtimox-Eflornithine Combination Therapy (NECT) was co-developed by Sanofi (SNY) …
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Genes and Environment Combine to Bring on Mental Illness

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RU486 has also proven to be imperfect as a treatment and has severe side effects. But understanding the mechanism of how it works could help scientists develop future novel drugs for psychotic depression. The research, Sawa added, also highlights the …
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