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backBig Pharma's Big Kick Backs According to the Oct. 8 issue of Business Week, drug and medical-device companies give about $19 billion of gifts to doctors annually. Here's the
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Hey, they gotta do something with those patent-enabled rents besides actual R&D. Senators Grassley and Kohl want a national registry to record gifts worth more than $25. Why not opt for competition in drug development, starting with abolishing the patent raj? [Posted at 10/06/2007 11:03 AM by William Stepp on Pharmaceutical Patents CommentsSubmit Comment |
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