Pharmaceutical companies are infamous for using ex-cheerleaders and bikini models to pitch their highest-priced products to physicians. The Daily Show has some fun with this issue while exposing the hypocrisy of Big Pharma:

Scrubs also has some fun with Big Pharma reps here.

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Big Pharma is scrambling to make new connections with Democratic senators and representatives after the November elections. A Georgia Lawyer cites an MSNBC article that says:
After spending an estimated $10 million on Republican incumbent candidates ahead of this year’s mid-term elections – Democrats received about $4.5m – no other sector is expected to face as [...]

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We think the ads might look something like this…

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The “100 hours” agenda of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi includes proposals for significant healthcare reform. As the Huffington Post quotes Pelosi:
We will make healthcare more affordable for all Americans, and we will begin by fixing the Medicare prescription drug program, putting seniors first by negotiating lower drug prices.
This is the first [...]

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From Reuters:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has struck a deal with pharmaceutical companies under which they would pay the agency fees for vetting their TV advertisements in exchange for speedier reviews… The FDA is expected to get more than $300 million in user fees in fiscal 2007, the last year of the current arrangement. [...]

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Patents were created to protect inventors’ right to their discoveries and to promote the progress of society. But over time, the drug industry has come to know patents as a money-printing machine. Today, drug patents actually work against their original purpose — discouraging real innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.
The most profitable venture for [...]

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A lot of attention has been given to Wal-Mart’s decision to cut the price of a small number of generic drugs. The move has inspired many commentators to suggest there is no longer a prescription drug crisis; as Right Voices summarizes this opinion:
Let the private sector take care of the problem … retailers [...]

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There is a drug war going on behind the scenes in this country, and it has nothing to do with illegal narcotics. It is a war in Washington that Big Pharma has waged to protect inflated prescription drug prices by political connections and money.
A good example of the political power employed by Big [...]

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In the fight to legalize the purchase of prescription medications from Canada, the FDA’s primary argument against importation is safety.  But the reality is, the risk of purchasing unsafe drugs is no greater in Canada than the U.S.
Let’s say you buy a car stereo from the trunk of someone’s car; you are at higher risk [...]

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The price gap between American and Canadian drugs continues to grow at a record pace. But what is causing the price of Canadian medications to remain stable while the price of American medications skyrockets? There are two primary reasons:
1. Price Controls
In Canada, a government review board places a maximum market price for all new [...]

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