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POINT OF VIEW
POINT OF VIEW by Dr. Alberto G. Romualdez Jr
- What’s wrong with the Philippines? (25 Aug 2010)
- Generoso F. Basa, M.D. (18 Aug 2010)
- Health and skin color (11 Aug 2010)
- National health accounts revisited (04 Aug 2010)
- Social health spending under siege (28 Jul 2010)
- Profits and the safety of medicines (22 Jul 2010)
- Health MDGs through Universal Heath Care (14 July 2010)
- Education and the Church (07 July 2010)
- Modernity and health (01 July 2010)
- Emilio Macias II (24 June 2010)
- The sex education debate (09 Jun 2010)
- Harassment of regulators (02 Jun 2010)
- Pacifico Yap, M.D. (26 May 2010)
- The sex education debate (09 June 10)
- Harassment of regulators (02 Jun 2010)
- Pacifico Yap, M.D. (26 May 2010)
- The PMA annual convencion (19 May 2010)
- A Hopeful Future (12 May 10)
- The Entrenched Oligarchy (05 May 10)
- Social Values and Academia (28 Apr 10)
- Health news, views (31 Mar 10)
- Universal health care and the elections (24 Mar 10)
- Reproductive health surveys (17 Mar 10)
- The Anatomy of Failure (10 Mar 10)
- Phil Health Responds (03 Mar 10)
- Health Views, News (24 Feb 10)
- Philhealth Proclaims success (15 Feb 10)
- Talibanic prayers on Sunday (08 Feb 10)
- Assessment of presidentiables (03 Feb 10)
- Repro health concerns and elections (27 Jan 10)
- Forgetting the 8th Commandment (19 Jan 10)
- Health views, news (12 Jan 10)
- Health in 2010 (05 Jan 09)
- A decade of decay in health (29 Dec 09)
- Christmas and safe motherhood (22 Dec 09)
- Political correctness (15 Dec 09)
- HR for health (08 Dec 09)
MeTA International
News from MeTA International news and updates from medicinestransparency.org
- Evaluation of the Medicines Transparency Alliance
- Action from the grassroots to parliament
- WHO assessment tool for measuring transparency in the public pharmaceutical sector
- Lower taxes to improve access to medicines
- Empowering civil society in medicines transparency
- Multi-country meeting: pharmaceutical policy reform
- MeTA stakeholders gather to examine the multi-stakeholder process
- MeTA Kyrgyzstan CSOs on procurement watch
- Report of Country sharing meeting
- Transparency, disclosure and sunshine: the global push for stakeholder accountability
- Transparency in supply chain will improve access to medicines - Ghana Health Minister
- Uganda level II surveys on access to medicines
- Increased medicines prices a threat to Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme
- Transparent "Call for Interest" for individuals wishing to join the UNITAID review committee
Local News
LOCAL NEWS Local news about medicine quality, availability, pricing and promotion
- DOH and NAMFREL renew commitment to transparency through the Medicine Monitoring Project | 16 Aug 2010 | NAMFREL
- Herbal meds are dangerous | 09 June 10 | inquirer.net
- Small, medium drug stores oppose seniors' VAT exemption | 09 June 10 | philstar.com
- Public warned vs food supplements | 03 June 10 | inquirer.net
- Concerns raised on food supplements | 03 June 10 | philstar.com
- Gov’t set to issue new drug price cuts | 03 June 10 | inquirer.net
- Abortion drug supplier nabbed | 30 May 10 | philstar.com
- Herbal medicine | 26 May 10 | inquirer.net
- Intensified anti-rabies campaign to start next month | 16 May 10 | philstar.com
- FDA Advisory No. 2010-005: Rotarix Vaccine | 20 Apr 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- The search for an efficient health financing mix in Philippines | 19 Apr 10 | abs-cbnnews.com
- A week of disappointments | 19 Apr 10 | philstar.com
- 120 drugstores, hospitals face fines for cheap meds violations | 18 Apr 10 | inquirer.net
- BFAD urged to probe claims on "cure all" herbal products | 15 Apr 10 | philstar.com
- Generics firm to expand sales force in Cebu | 14 Apr 10 | inquirer.net
- Reduce your prices – DOH to drugstores | 10 Apr 10 | doh.gov.ph
- FDA AO 2010-0008: Directive Specific to the Change in the Use of the Phrase "No Approved Therapeutic Claim" in all Advertisement, Promotional, and/or Sponsorship Activities or Materials concerning Food/Dietary Supplements | 08 Apr 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- List of establishments with certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (as of 31 March 2010) | 07 Apr 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- Drug store owners want suspension of medicine price cuts | 06 Apr 10 | philstar.com
- BIR seen as foot-dragging on seniors’ VAT exemption | 05 Apr 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Supplement or medicine? | 05 April 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Prices of 97 drugs, medical devices slashed by 50% | 01 Apr 10 | philstar.com
- FDA CIRCULAR 2010-007: Automatic Renewal of License to Operate (LTO) | 01 Apr 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- Government Mediated Access Price (GMAP) | 31 Mar 10 | bfad.gov
- BFAD Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 2 | 30 Mar 10 | bfad.gov
- Vaccines not enough vs measles in Lanao, Maguindanao | 30 Mar 10 | inquirer.net
- PhilHealth now covers measles confinement | 21 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- Compliance to Medicine is Wellness | 13 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- DM 2010-0034: Reiteration on the Implementation of the Requirement of a Bioavailability/Bioequivalence Study in the Registration of Drugs and Medicines | 12 Mar 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- Most Filipinos fail to complete medication—DoH | 12 Mar 10 | inquirer.net
- Bagong programa ng DOH ilulunsad ngayon sa RMSC, PGMA panauhin | 12 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- DoH eyes nationwide vaccination against measles | 12 Mar 10 | inquirer.net
- Generic o branded medicines: Ano ang pipiliin? | 11 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- DoH working on new round of drug price cuts | 10 Mar 10 | inquirer.net
- No medicine for poorest Pinoys | 09 Mar 10 | manilatimes.net
- Better resource allocation, use of LGU resources needed to attain MDGs–PIDS | 09 Mar 10 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Arroyo eyes new round of price cuts on medicines–DoH | 09 Mar 10 | inquirer.net
- Celebrities cautioned on endorsing food, herbal supplements | 08 Mar 10 | manilatimes.net
- Unilab vs. Pfizer: David at Goliath | 06 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- DOH warns celebs against endorsing herbal supplements | 06 Mar 10 | gmanews.tv
- The other side of the coin | 06 Mar 10 | philstar.com
- The facts and fallacies of health supplements | 04 Mar 10 | bworldonline.com
- FDA Circular No. 2010-005 | 01 Mar 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- FDA to screen ads of food supplements | 01 Mar 10 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Drugmakers in RP cut prices for second time | 28 Feb 10 | businessmirror.com.ph
- 97 more drugs, medical devices subjected to voluntary price cut | 27 Feb 10 | philstar.com
- Prices halved on 97 more medicines by March 31 | 27 Feb 10 | manilastandardtoday.com
- Gov’t to cut prices on more meds | 27 Feb 10 | sunstar.com
- Epektib Marso 31, 97 pang gamot tinapyasan ng 50% | 27 Feb 10 | philstar.com
- Prices of 97 medicines cut by half starting March 31 | 27 Feb 10 | abs-cbnnews.com
- Lipitor vs Avamax | 27 Feb 10 | philstar.com
- Prices of 97 meds slashed | 27 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- DOH announces second wave of drug price reduction | 26 Feb 10 | doh.gov.ph
- The right to health | 26 Feb 10 | manilastandardtoday.com
- Cheaper meds | 26 Feb 10 | journal.com.ph
- 97 medicines to be sold at 50% off starting March 31—DoH | 26 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Prices of additional 97 drugs cut by half | 26 Feb 10 | bworldonline.com
- PCPI lauds court ruling favoring Unilab | 25 Feb 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Frivolous | 25 Feb 10 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Be cautious in buying food supplements -DOH | 25 Feb 10 | doh.gov.ph
- Generics firms lobby vs ‘frivolous’ patents | 22 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Pfizer to face Unilab’s challenge | 19 Feb 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Pfizer deplores Unilab’s patent challenge | 19 Feb 10 | positivenewsmedia.ca
- Pfizer asks to reconsider Unilab case | 19 Feb 10 | manilatimes.net
- Unilab to petition for cancellation of Pfizer’s other patents for anticholesterol drug | 18 Feb 10 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Pfizer-Unilab patent war over Lipitor rages on | 18 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Unilab breaks into P400-M drug mart | 17 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Arroyo finally signs VAT exemption law for elderly | 16 Feb 10 | gmanews.tv
- Unilab to challenge more patents to bring down prices | 16 Feb 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Unilab to challenge other Pfizer patents | 16 Feb 10 | manilatimes.net
- Unilab to challenge more Pfizer patents | 15 Feb 10 | bworldonline.com
- Philippines’ Unilab Says Pfizer’s Lost Stay Petition (Update1) | 15 Feb 10 | businessweek.com
- Philippines court rules against Pfizer over Unilab’s generic Lipitor | 15 Feb 10 | firstwordplus.com
- Unilab readies new patent invalidation case against Pfizer | 15 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Philippines’ Unilab says Pfizer’s petition for stay was denied | 15 Feb 10 | businessweek.com
- Unilab wins in patent war against Pfizer | 14 Feb 10 | tribune.net.ph
- Court denies Pfizer petition to block generic drug variant | 12 Feb 10 | manilatimes.net
- Unilab wins first round in case vs Pfizer | 12 Feb 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Pfizer fails to stop Unilab in Lipitor war | 12 Feb 10 | manilastandardtoday.com
- Gary Teves in a quandary | 12 Feb 2010 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Briones calls for third-party monitoring of 2010 budget | 12 Feb 2010 | businessmirror.com.ph
- Pfizer ‘disturbed’ over ruling favoring Unilab | 12 Feb 2010 | tribune.net.ph
- Generic o branded medicines: Ano ang pipiliin? | 11 Feb 10 | philstar.com
- Court denies Pfizer injunction plea vs Unilab | 11 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- Pfizer injunction plea vs Unilab denied | 11 Feb 10 | mb.com.ph
- Pfizer suffers setback in its campaign against generic anti-cholesterol drug | 11 Feb 2010 | bworldonline.com
- Unilab to continue selling Lipitor generics | 11 Feb 2010 | abs-cbnnews.com
- New price cut set for antibiotic, anticancer, hypertension drugs | 10 Feb 2010 | bworldonline.com
- Cancers in children keep rising | 10 Feb 2010 | businessmirror.com.ph
- DOH-FDA advisory on food supplements | 09 Feb 10 | bfad.gov.ph
- DOH to release new list of drug price cuts | 08 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- DOH: free morphine for indigent cancer patients | 04 Feb 10 | doh.gov.ph
- Drug price caps to save more kids with cancer - doctor | 04 Feb 10 | inquirer.net
- PhilHealth covers prenatal care for normal child birth | 31 Jan 10 | philstar.com
- Advocacy group: Price controls boon to kids with cancer | 31 Jan 10 | inquirer.net
- 44 Metro Manila drugstores closed under price cut law | 31 Jan 10 | bworldonline.com
- Drug industry braces for further price cuts | 30 Jan 10 | manilastandardtoday.com
- Children with cancer benefit from price controls on meds | 30 Jan 10 | inquirer.net
- Philippines to Announce Second Drug Price-Cut List (Update2) | 29 Jan 10 | bloomberg.com
- Cabral agrees some health products are worthless, but… | 29 Jan 10 | malaya.com.ph
- Therapeutic drug price cut considered | 27 Jan 10 | bworldonline.com
World News
INTERNATIONAL NEWS News around the world about
medicine quality, availability, pricing and promotion
- UK: NHS drugs adviser questions price policy | 23 Aug 2010 | ft.com
- US: Generics As Good As Costly Blood Pressure Meds, Study Finds | 16 Aug 2010 | healthday.com
- US: CHC/IHF: Little Difference Long Term in BP Drugs | 16 Aug 2010 | medpagetoday.com
- US: Cheap drugs are just as effective at preventing heart disease, long-term study shows | 16 Aug 2010 | time.com
- WESTERN PACIFIC: Price Information Exchange for Selected Medicines in the Western Pacific Region | 16 Aug 2010 | piemeds.com
- EU: HAI Europe survey reveals new data on financial transparency of patient and consumer organisations | 11 Aug 2010 | haieuropestaffblog.blogspot.com
- INDIA: Trade Talks with EU Put Drug Manufacturers on Edge | 03 Aug 2010 | ipsnews.net
- KENYA: Herbal Contraceptives Under the Radar | 03 Aug 2010 | ipsnews.net
- GREECE: Greek pharma prices plummet | 05 May 10 | pharmatimes.com
- INDIA: Indian pharma group to oppose claims of some 90 drug patents | 04 May 10 | thepharmaletter.com
- KENYA: WHO Publishes Guide on Where to Buy Medicine for Children | 03 May 10 | allafrica.com
- EU-INDIA: EU says trade talks with India will not hit generic drugs | 03 May 10 | msn.com
- Developing nations to push intellectual property agenda | 03 May 10 | scidev.net
- CAMBODIA: Cambodian crackdown decimates illegal pharmacies | 30 Apr 10 | securingpharma.com
- ZAMBIA: Govt Pushes Anti-Counterfeit Bill Despite Health Danger | 30 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- US: FDA to revisit GMP for raw materials | 30 Apr 10 | securingpharma.com
- UGANDA: Bill Shouldn't Block Generics, Minister Agrees | 29 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- INDIA: Pharma group to oppose patent claims | 29 Apr 10 | indiatimes.com
- NIGERIA: NAFDAC Uncovers Fake Anti-Malaria Drugs in Gboko | 29 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- KENYA: Court Victory Against "Anti-Counterfeit" Agenda | 28 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- EU-INDIA: Free Trade Agreement: Last Chance to Remove Provisions that Block Access to Medicines | 26 Apr 10 | msfaccess.org
- EGYPT: Court of Administrative Justice Suspends New Drug-Pricing System… EIPR: the Ruling Stops the Violation of Citizens’ Right to Health & Life and The Government Must Implement It Immediately | 27 Apr 10 | eipr.org
- NIGERIA: Proposed drug ban offers Nigerians no safety net | 27 Apr 10 | vanguardngr.com
- KENYA: For Slum Poor, Malaria Treatment Still Beyond Reach | 26 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- INDIA: EU-India Free Trade Agreement: Last Chance to Unblock Access to Medicines | 26 Apr 10 | doctorswithoutborders.org
- US: Medical Groups Set New Ethics Code for Dealing with Industry | 22 Apr 10 | business-ethics.com
- AFRICA: African countries should unite for drug development | 21 Apr 10 | scidev.net
- US: Voluntary Ethics Code Set for Medical Organizations | 21 Apr 10 | businessweek.com
- NIGERIA: Lawmakers, NAFDAC Take Fake Drugs War to China | 17 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- INDIA: PHCs have no expired drugs, government avers | 12 Apr 10 | deccanchronicle.com
- INDIA: Pharma cos to disclose gifts to docs | 12 Apr 10 | indiatimes.com
- INDIA: Check for expired, spurious drugs | 09 Apr 10 | hindu.com
- CHINA: China says vaccines not to blame for children’s deaths | 08 Apr 10 | taipeitimes.com
- RUSSIA: Russian government to control prices on medicines | 07 Apr 10 | ruvr.ru
- CHINA: China faces new health scare over 'bad vaccines' | 07 Apr 10 | yahoo.com
- NIGERIA: We're Recording Gains Against Malaria - Dr. Amajoh | 07 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- INDIA: Karuna had fake drugs from city | 06 Apr 10 | deccanchronicle.com
- UK: Unused swine flu doses leave taxpayers facing a £150m loss | 07 Apr 10 | timesonline.co.uk
- CHINA: Deaths: No link to faulty vaccines | 07 Apr 10 | chinadaily.com.cn
- VIETNAM: Drug prices to soar this month | 06 Apr 10 | thesaigontimes.vn
- UK: Is your pharmacist fobbing you off with cheap copies of branded drugs? | 05 Apr 10 | dailymail.co.uk
- TUNISIA: Nation Hosts Seminar On Patents And Generic Drugs | 05 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- ABU DHABI: Two pharmacies closed down for dealing in counterfeit medicine | 05 Apr 10 | khaleejtimes.com
- UK: Cancer drugs 'not being approved'| 03 Apr 10 | thisislondon.co.uk
- INDIA: Drug racket busted in Cuddalore | 03 Apr 10 | hindu.com
- CHINA: Chinese vaccine manufacturers under investigation for low quality standards and unknown additives | 03 Apr 10 | examiner.com
- UK: Cameron vows Tories will give cancer patients access to life-saving drugs rejected by NHS rationing body | 03 Apr 10 | dailymail.co.uk
- ZIMBABWE: Factory Closure Worsens Drug Shortage | 03 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- KENYA: Generic medicine fit for use, say doctors | 03 Apr 10 | kbc.co.ke
- INDIA: BusinessEurope pushes for stronger intellectual property terms in FTA | 03 Apr 2010 | dnaindia.com
- UK: Cancer patients still being denied important new drugs, say Tories | 03 Apr 10 | timesonline.co.uk
- INDIA: Purchase of medicines to be made transparent | 03 Apr 10 | dnaindia.com
- CHINA: China rabies vaccine recall prompts changes | 02 Apr 10 | cbc.ca
- US: Govt to help get coverage for uninsured | 02 Apr 10 | examiner.com
- VIETNAM: When the Hippocratic Oath is breached | 02 Apr 10 | thesaigontimes.vn
- CHINA: Shake-up at drug watchdog amid vaccine scandals | 02 Apr 10 | chinadaily.com.cn
- TAIWAN: Slashing drug prices jeopardizes health, CAPA says | 01 Apr 10 | taipeitimes.com
- US: Millions of Swine Flu Vaccine Doses May Be Trashed | 01 Apr 10 | abcnews.go.com
- TANZANIA: Anti-Counterfeit Laws Threaten Universal Access to ARVs | 01 Apr 10 | allafrica.com
- US: Pfizer gave docs $35 million in last half of 2009; U. gets biggest share in state | 01 Apr 10 | sltrib.com
- INDIA: Will raise penetration of Indian generic | 31 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- TANZANIA: Fake Medicines Are Sold in Country | 31 Mar 10 | allafrica.com
- UGANDA: New Drug Initiative Could Shorten TB Treatment Period | 30 Mar 10 | allafrica.com
- INDIA: For both IPR & access to medicines | 29 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- WHO: Independent experts to review pandemic handling - WHO | 29 Mar 10 | thestar.com.my
- ASIA: Finance needed for Asia chronic illness cost:experts | 29 Mar 10 | thestar.com
- INDIA: Vested interests behind discussion on patents | 29 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- US: The influence game: Drug lobby's health care win | 29 Mar 10 | sltrib.com
- INDIA: Same medicine, different price | 29 Mar 10 | dnaindia.com
- CANADA: Seniors facing soaring costs for health care | 28 Mar 10 | ohio.com
- KENYA: Pharmacy Board Needs New Policies | 28 Mar 10 | allafrica.com
- UK: Pain-shy Britons demand a pill for every ill | 28 Mar 10 | guardian.co.uk
- INDIA: EU plans recall of Indian-made generic Plavix | 26 Mar 10 | dnaindia.com
- INDIA: Ranbaxy gets a reprieve in generic case | 25 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- US: The right medicine for your health | 22 Mar 10 | chron.com
- CHINA: Vaccine probe: Ex-health chief accused of graft | 23 Mar 10 | chinadaily.com.cn
- INDIA: UPDATE 2-Planned EU deal won't hit generic drug firms-India | 22 Mar 2010 | iii.co.uk
- US: Antibiotics don't cure colds, so why do patients think they do? | 20 Mar 10 | guardian.co.uk
- Canada: The Fraser Institute: Slow Government Approval Policies and Provincial Drug Plan Delays Limit Canadians' Access to New Medicines | 18 Mar 2010 | pharmacyvoice.com
- Uganda: WHO approves Uganda AIDS drugs factory | 17 Mar 2010 | haiafrica.org
- Uganda: HEALTH-UGANDA: EU Supports Law threatening access to medicines | 15 Mar 2010 | ipsnews.net
- US: Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics | 14 Mar 10 | examiner.com
- US: Some Older ER Patients Getting The Wrong Medicines | 14 Mar 10 | redorbit.com
- UK: NHS patients losing out as life-saving drugs are sold abroad | 07 Mar 10 | guardian.co.uk
- India: India ranks 1st in exporting generic medicines | 07 Mar 10| indianexpress.com
- US: Drugmakers' spending on consumer ads up 2% in 2009 | 07 Mar 10 | dispatch.com
- India: India tops exporting generic medicines | 07 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- US: Drugmakers boost consumer ad spending 2 pct in '09 | 06 Mar 10 | examiner.com
- India: Standing guard: NPPA asked to monitor prices of antibiotics | 06 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- Russia: Press-release of 04.02.2010 | 05 Mar 10 | fas.gov.ru
- US: A look at most-advertised prescription medicines | 05 Mar 10 | kentucky.com
- US: Drugmakers boost consumer ad spending 2 pct in '09 | 05 Mar 10 | newsvine.com
- US: Transparency only works when everyone is transparent | 3 Mar 10 | postbulletin.com
- Uganda: Stop Playing Politics in the Treatment of Malaria, AIDS | 02 Mar 10 | allafrica.com
- India: SC rejects Bayer’s plea to stay Cipla’s cancer clone | 02 Mar 10 | indiatimes.com
- US: Doctors shouldn’t just say ‘no’ | 01 Mar 10 | boston.com
- Nigeria: Internet And Control of Medicines | 01 Mar 10 | allafrica.com
- UK: Plan to switch to cheaper medicines will harm patients, say experts | 24 Feb 10 | timesonline.co.uk
- US: Are drug makers in your doctor's pocket? | 24 Feb 10 | examiner.com
- US: Free drug samples for patients, free lunches for doctors eliminated with Carilion's new vendor policies | 24 Feb 10 | roanoke.com
- US: Doctor training aided by drug industry cash | 23 Feb 10 | nytimes.com
- Diabetes to exact huge costs on poor countries | 23 Feb 10 | reuters.com
- US: To trim medical costs, apply ‘best practices’ | 22 Feb 10 | boston.com
- Europe: Inadequate Access To Pain Relief Is A Human Rights Issue For Cancer Patients | 22 Feb 10 | redorbit.com
- The world's most expensive drugs | 22 Feb 10 | forbes.com
- UAE: MoH approves 62 new medicinal products | 20 Feb 10 | khaleejtimes.com
- India: ‘50% to 80% Indians have no access to essential drugs’ | 19 Feb 10 | hindu.com
- UK: Sick trade in NHS medicines: Profiteering chemists cash in by selling life-saving drugs to European clinics | 19 Feb 10 | dailymail.co.uk
- Africa: Africa plans leap into drug R&D | 18 Feb 10 | scidev.net
- UK: NHS drug dealers | 18 Feb 10 | dailymail.co.uk
- US: Many patients may never fill new prescriptions | 17 Feb 10 | yahoo.com
- US: 1 in 5 prescriptions never filled, study shows | 17 Feb 10 | msn.com
- Lebanon: Three pharmacies closed for selling counterfeit drugs |17 Feb 10 | dailystar.com
- Europe: Europeans spend billions on fake medicines: Survey | 16 Feb 10 | zeenews.com
- US: Groundbreaking Nebraska Rx Legislation Would Reform Unfair Insurer Practices | 16 Feb 10 | prnewswire.com
- US: US health “spent more than any group ever" on lobbying in 2009 | 16 Feb 10 | pharmatimes.com
- While Bayer pushes patent, EU parliamentary group opposes | 16 Feb 10 | dnaindia.com
- Italians, Germans buy most fake medicines: research | 16 Feb 10 | breitbart.com
- No cure for fake drugs: the Middle East struggles with an influx of counterfeit medicines | 15 Feb 10 | wsj.com
- Nigeria: NAFDAC unveils new technology to tackle counterfeit drugs | 12 Feb 10 | businessdayonline.com
- Bayer sues Indian Government to retain monopoly right | 09 Feb 10 | politicalaffairs.net
- Uganda: Fake drugs impounded in Iganga | 09 Feb 10 | allafrica.com
- Soon, cancer drugs at half-price from govt outlets? | 08 Feb 10 | indiatimes.com
- Africa: Making the case against counterfeit drugs | 05 Feb 10 | allafrica.com
- US: Ghostwriting at Elite Academic Medical Centers in the United States | 02 Feb 2010 | plosmedicine.org
- Has guideline development gone astray? No | 29 Jan 2010 | bmj.com
- Has guideline development gone astray? Yes | 29 Jan 2010 | bmj.com
- India: India on gfts to docs: just say no | 25 Jan 2010 | brodyhooked.blogspot.com
- New analysis reveals Iran, Nigeria, Nepal among the worst; countries should strive to abolish medicine tariffs | 25 Jan 2010 | policynetwork.net
- US: 3 bills tackle drug costs, prescription practices | 22 Jan 10 | startribune.com
- Philippines: Manila's Dose of Economic Populism: Price controls on drugs and other bad election-season ideas | 20 Jan 10 | wsj.com
- US: Cost of Psoriasis Drugs Rising Faster Than Others | 18 Jan 10 | drugs.com
- US: From Evidence-based Medicine to Marketing-based Medicine: Evidence from Internal Industry Documents | 12 Jan 2010 | springerlink.com
- US: Drug Prices Skyrocketed During Last Decade: GAO | 12 Jan 10 | redorbit.com
- EU: EU puts drugmakers on notice over medicine patents | 12 Jan 10 | usatoday.com
- US: US govt study probes “extraordinary” Rx price rises | 12 Jan 10 | pharmatimes.com
- US: Using a Pfizer Grant, Courses Aim to Avoid Bias | 11 Jan 10 | NYtimes.com
- "Silent pandemic" will force drug price rethink | 20 Jan 10 | reuters.com
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Under Scrutiny | 06 Jan 10 | Pharmavoice
