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Congress Move Promptly to Finalize FDA User Fees

By Jill Wechsler | Published: June 20, 2012
Legislation fails to establish a national track-and-trace system, but tackles shortages, orphans. House and Senate leaders announced final agreement June 18, 2012 on legislation that authorizes industry user fees to support Food and Drug Administration regulatory programs. The bipartisan measure moved through Congress quickly with an eye to avoid getting tangled up in fallout from the [...]
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Rare Diseases Lead to Unique Legislation

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: February 29, 2012
Since 1983, pharma and patent organizations have been working together to influence policy aimed at improving the lives of those with rare diseases. In 1983—with the help of Abbey Meyers and the drive she had to help her son (more on that here)—the Orphan Drug Act was passed to incentivize pharma to step up and play [...]
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US Mid-Term Elections: What It Means for Pharma

By William Looney | Published: November 3, 2010
Daily News Nugget US Mid-Term Elections:  What it Means for Pharma Drink up, even if it’s  only old wine in new bottles… Yesterday’s mid-term congressional poll barely changes the stakes for pharma in its pursuit of its US legislative and regulatory agenda.    The key message coming out of the results is stalemate on the big issues like [...]
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NICE News or Bad News?

By William Looney | Published: November 3, 2010
Far from losing its mojo, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will simply be sharing the stage with a range of new players under NHS reform — none of whom look supportive of the R&D industry. The big issue for industry in the UK this week is handicapping the future of its [...]
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