New rules on generics seen as mixed blessing

New rules on generics seen as mixed blessing
A small piece of the new health care law provides a way for drug manufacturers to eventually create generic versions of brand-name biologic drugs. But some say the provision that allows biotechnology companies to hold on to their data exclusively for 12 years… Health care – Biologic – Drug Manufacturers – Major – United States – Law

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Drug lobby’s health care win

Drug lobby’s health care win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chalk one up for the pharmaceutical lobby. The U.S. drug industry fended off price curbs and other hefty restrictions in President Barack Obama’s health care law even as it prepares for plenty of new business when an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans gain health coverage.

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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Drug lobby’s health care win

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Drug lobby’s health care win
Chalk one up for the pharmaceutical lobby. The U.S. drug industry fended off price curbs and other hefty restrictions in President Barack Obama’s health care law even as it prepares for plenty of new business when an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans gain health coverage.

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Humira Replaces Enbrel as the Therapy Perceived by Dermatologists to be the Most Efficacious for the Treatment of …

Humira Replaces Enbrel as the Therapy Perceived by Dermatologists to be the Most Efficacious for the Treatment of …
WALTHAM, Mass., March 23 /PRNewswire/ — Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed dermatologists view Abbott/Eisai’s Humira as the most efficacious therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis.

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Drug ETFs Likely Winners of Health Law

Drug ETFs Likely Winners of Health Law
Exchange-traded funds with drugmakers as holdings likely will reap benefits from the passage of U.S. health care reform.

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