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Drug case told of woman's decline
(BBC 10/06/2009)
A panel investigating a doctor accused of overprescribing painkillers is told about an elderly patient's last days at a Hampshire hospital. The daughter of an elderly patient wept as she described how her mother looked "so poorly" after treatment by a doctor accused of overprescribing painkillers.
Trade in illegal medicine exposed
(BBC 18/05/2009)
An undercover investigation by the BBC finds counterfeit drugs are being sold illegally in the South East.
Drug firm chief promises to cut prices in developing countries
(The Scotsman 14/02/2009)
THE head of a drugs giant has reportedly said he'll cut prices for medication in developing countries. Andrew Witty, the new head of GlaxoSmithKline, said pharmaceutical companies had a duty to help the poor. "We work like crazy to come up with the next great medicine, knowing that it's likely to get used an awful lot in developed countries, but we could do something for developing countries."
Call for end to drug firms' gifts
(BBC 01/02/2009)
Medical experts call on drug industry representatives to stop giving gifts to doctors, the BBC learns.
Warning over internet painkillers
(BBC 05/12/2008)
UK experts issue a warning after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet.
It's not just the power of suggestion: 'Placebo effect' is in the genes
(Daily Mail 04/12/2008)
Why some people miraculously get better when given a dummy drug called a placebo has baffled doctors for years. But scientists have now linked the mysterious phenomenon to a gene.
Drug firms 'block' cheap medicine
(BBC 28/11/2008)
Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, pushing up medicine bills, the European Commission has said. Their actions cost EU healthcare providers 3bn euros ($3.9bn; £2.5bn) in savings between 2000 and 2007, it said. It added that drug firms used legal action and multiple patents to stop rivals getting to market.
Millions at risk from fake medicines smuggled into UK
(The Independent 02/11/2008)
Packets of fake pills are being smuggled into high-street chemists and sold as real medicines that prevent heart attacks or fight cancer, putting the lives of millions of British patients at risk.
The Big Question: Are drug companies ripping off the National Health Service?
(The Independent 19/08/2008)
The pharmaceutical industry is under attack from Sir Michael Rawlins, chairman of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice), whose job is to decide which drugs the NHS can afford within the budget the politicians allot. He has accused the pharmaceutical industry of profiteering, saying that "in part, they are overpricing their products".
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