Angered U.S. firm excludes Thailand from new drugs
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U.S. drugs giant Abbott Laboratories said it would stop launching new medicines in Thailand in protest at the army-backed government's move to override international drug patents.
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Thailand, which has upset big drug companies by issuing patent-overriding licenses for generic versions of heart and HIV/AIDS pills, said on Monday it would issue more unless the firms cut prices.
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A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it
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WASHINGTON - A Bush administration task force recommended strongly yesterday against permitting US citizens to import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it would be extraordinarily difficult and costly&quot; to assure safety.
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The U.S. government declined on  Thursday to allow a nonprofit company to sell cheaper, generic  versions of a blockbuster Pfizer Inc. drug for treating  glaucoma.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is banning the import from China of five species of fish because they may be contaminated with medications.
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Thailand issues a compulsory license to manufacture a generic version of Merck's patented AIDS drug.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration denied charges it tried to suppress a safety official's findings that painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from the market last week, raised heart attack risks.
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WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) banned the import of two male sexual stimulant diet supplements sold on the Internet, saying they contain an undeclared prescription drug ingredient.
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Thailand is still talking to three major drug firms about cutting the price of certain cancer drugs but might make the medicines itself if it does not receive adequate discounts, a top health official said on Tuesday.
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For years, the Bush administration - at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry â-as been blocking access to cheaper FDA-approved prescription drugs imported from Canada because it claimed they were not safe.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is  taking legal action against Israel&#39;s Teva Pharmaceutical  Industries Ltd  in the United States to prevent Teva  from selling a generic version of Roche osteoporosis drug  Boniva, Roche said on Tuesday.
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Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.
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President Bush has removed Thailand from the U.S. government list of countries where significant illicit drug trafficking takes place.
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The pharmaceutical lobby pushed back Wednesday against a renewed effort in Congress to pass a law enabling U.S. consumers to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.
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Thailand's top pharmaceutical group slammed the government's decision to allow generic versions of AIDS and heart drugs, saying it damaged the nation's image in the global business community.
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A dissident executive from Pfizer denounced the pharmaceutical industry for resisting legislation to allow imports of low-cost prescription drugs from other countries.