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2007-09-20
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2007-09-19
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The House today passed significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. Part of a comprehensive FDA bill, the bill was a compromise between Senate and House legislation that passed overwhelmingly earlier this year. | |
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2007-07-11
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Consumers scored a victory today over the powerful pharmaceutical industry when the House voted 403 to 16 to pass drug safety legislation as part of a comprehensive Food and Drug Administration reform bill. | |
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2007-06-27
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The Energy and Commerce Committee is considering legislation today that will protect consumers from unsafe prescription drugs. The safety bills are part of a package of nine Food and Drug Administration-related bills. Earlier this week the Subcommittee on Health passed the bills on a voice vote. | |
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2007-05-09
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2004-12-30
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Uninsured consumers in Providence are charged 79 percent more for 12 common prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by Rhode Island Public Interest Research Group (RIPIRG). | |
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2004-04-26
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2004-01-23
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Uninsured consumers in Providence are charged much higher prices for prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by RIPIRG. | |
