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September 30, 2009
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NLARx News
Featured Conferences
In the States
Outrage of the Week
Fraud & Abuse
Pharmaceuticals & Health Reform
Prices & Access
Conflicts of Interest
Patents & Generics
Advertising & Marketing
Pharma Watch
PBM Watch
Medicare & Medicaid
Reimportation
Electronic Records
Safety & Clinical Trials
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NLARx News
NLARx Participates in National Conference on Payment and Gift Disclosure in NYC this Week More
Register Now for NLARx Fall 2009 Meeting in Boston on November 6 More
Economic Stimulus Funds Available for Academic Detailing and Comparative Effectiveness Research More
Featured Conferences
Lawyering for Access: Legal Strategies to Improve Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals More
2009 International Symposium on Pharmaceuticals in the Home and Environment More
In the States
NEW YORK: Health Commissioner Urges 'Nada' Marketing to Kids More
MASSACHUSETTS: BIO Convention in Bay State Thaws Threats Over Gift Law more
MONTANA: State to Change Drug Coverage More
IOWA: AG Unveils New Prescription Drug Program More
FLORIDA: Pfizer Settlement Funds Whistleblower Program More
WISCONSIN: Agency Funds Prescription-Drug Collections More
Outrage of the Week
FDA: Political Pressure Led to Device Approval More
Fraud and Abuse
Pharma Brands and Social Sites Fall Prey to Internet Fraud More
Pharmaceuticals and Health Reform
How Has PhRMA's Deal on Healthcare Worked for the Industry So Far? More
Senate Votes Down New Pharma Cuts More
Democrats' $80 Billion Deal With Drug Industry Survives Senate Vote More
Democrats Spar Among Themselves Over PhRMA Deal More
Prices and Access to Health Care
Drug Firms Offering More Discounts, Coupons in Recession More
Baucus Bill Gives Industry Larger Role in Comparative Effectiveness Research More
Study: Patients Using Effient Cost Less More
Some Imaging Centers, Drug Makers May Be Driving Up Costs More
Concerns Over High U.S. Health Care Costs 'Arbitrary,' Says Gingrich More
A New Study Links 45,000 Deaths A Year To Lack Of Insurance More
Workers To Pay More For Less Health Care In 2010 More
Conflicts of Interest
Sen. Grassley Questions Research Done by Orthopedic Surgeon More
Wyeth Ghostwriting Documents Online In Fully Text-Searchable Format More
Journal Ghostwriting: Time to Do Something? More
Glaxo Curbs Funding to Commercial Medical-Education Programs More
Glaxo to Disclose Physician Payments More
GSK Will Fund Medical Education Communication Companies Under the Table More
Patents and Generics
GPhA Statement on the Approval of the "Free Generic Fill" Provision More
GPhA: Obama Administration Says it Will Continue to Push for Seven Years of Market Exclusivity for Biogenerics More
Biogen Idec Lengthens Shelf Life of Avonex More
Advertising and Marketing
FDA Seeks Comments Regarding the Online Marketing of Regulated Products More
FDA Solicits Comment on Social Media Advertising of Drugs and Devices More
CME: Continuing Medical Education or Commercial Marketing Efforts? More
60 Doctors Took Speaker Fees from Lilly More
Merck CEO: We're "Totally Transparent" on Doctor Dollars More
Did Physician Payments Disclosure Leave Out Insurers? More
Physician's Group Wants New Drug Labeling, 2 Year DTC Moratorium | >>more
Sunshine Act in Chairman's Mark More
Nature Editorial: Sunshine Will Help Preserve Innovation More
Pharma Watch
U.S. Drug Companies Chase Vaccines More
Merck Gives $500 Million of Vaccine to Poorer Nations More
The Drug Business: A Turbulent Future? More
Researchers See Pharma Contraction More
Will Pharma Spinoffs Follow Pharma Mergers? More
Big Is Still Better in Pharma, Executives Say  More
Who's the Greenest Pharma of All? More
GSK Extends Emerging Markets March More
Glaxo, Brazil Ink $2.2 Billion Vaccine Partnership More
Shareholder Lawsuit Over Sanofi's Acomplia Dismissed More
PBM Watch
Senate Fight Over Price Disclosure for PBMs More
Feds May Demand More Info from Drug Middlemen More
Drug Sellers, Benefit Managers Poise For Court-Ordered Price Cuts More
Medicare and Medicaid
Updated Online 50-State Database Provides Comprehensive Source on Medicaid Benefits More
PhRMA Deal to Prevent Medicare Price Negotiations Draws Senate Fire More
PhRMA to Guard Price Negotiation Vow More
Medicare Probes Humana's Letter To Patients About Health Reform More
Governors Worry About Major Medicaid Expansion More
Generics Firms Argue Against Proposed Manufacturer Rebate Hikes in Medicaid More
Reimportation and Trade
North Dakota Senator Makes Legislative Push for Canadian Prescription Drugs More
US Senate Leader Guarantees Action on Rx Imports More
Electronic Records
Hospital System Offers $400 Million to Docs With Online Records More
New York Hospital System Invests In Digital Patient Records More
Safety and Clinical Trials
British Girl Dies After Cervical Cancer Vaccine  More
Glaxo Working With U.K. Health Department on Cervarix Death Case More
Merck Paying More Than 3,100 Death Claims in Vioxx Settlement More
Another Diabetes Drug is Linked to Pancreas Inflammation More
FDA Links Januvia to Pancreatitis More
New Safety Probe for Bayer Contraceptive More
Measurement Confusion: Figuring the Right Dose for Tamiflu More
GSK Executive's Memo Cited in Paxil Suit More
Statin Safety? More
Doctors Urge More Power (and Money) for FDA More