Negotiate with drug companies, WHO chief says
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Developing nations should try to negotiate with drug companies before overriding patents to make copycat medicines, the head of the World Health Organization said.
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The world's leading drug companies have promised to publish more data about clinical trials into new medicines to reassure the public about their safety.
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A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
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Pressure is building against the widely reported gifts and other potential conflicts between drug companies and doctors.
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Now might be a great time to load up on cutting-edge drug makers.
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The WHO says a framework deal will ensure states share H5N1 virus samples and that vaccines are fairly priced.
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The head of the U.S. National  Institutes of Health said he wants government and academic  leaders to meet to address conflicts of interest in medical  research, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
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fter resisting calls for nearly a year that National Institutes of Health scientists end private consulting arrangements with pharmaceutical companies, the agency&#39;s director is expected
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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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The American Medical Association says the government should negotiate directly with drug manufacturers to secure lower prices on prescription medicines for the nation's elderly.
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The British drugmaker looks to regain momentum this year.
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Biotech companies, medical device  makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three  former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for  increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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The World Health Organization is urging drugmakers including GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Sanofi-Aventis SA and Chiron Corp. to join in developing a vaccine to stop Asia&#39;s deadly bird flu virus from triggering a pandemic.
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Government drug-buying agency Pharmac wants drug companies to act more swiftly when concerns are raised over potential side-effects of their drugs, and to be responsible in promoting their products.
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The potential heart risks of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia are still not clear, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers who questioned the agency's oversight of the widely used pill on Wednesday.
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An interview with development-stage drugmaker Pharmacopeia.
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The chairman of a House committee asked two medical device companies and three drug makers for documents as part of an investigation.