PhRMA Steps Up Lobbying Against Reimportation Of Drugs ProposalSubmitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 12:46pm.
The Washington Post reports that the pharmaceutical industry is making a major lobbying push to derail a proposal that would allow the United States to import U.S.-approved medications from Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, where drug prices are much cheaper because of price controls.
"...the pharmaceutical industry -- which has been a key supporter of health-care reform after reaching an agreement with the White House earlier this year -- has responded with a fierce lobbying campaign aimed at killing the proposal, focusing on Democratic senators from states with large drug and research sectors."
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