Saturday, November 29, 2008

Dazed and confused: Big Pharma delaying cheaper drugs

By GottaLaff


Via CLG:
Pharmaceutical companies "delaying cheaper drugs"
The European Commission has accused leading pharmaceutical companies of delaying and impeding the entry of generic drugs to the market, denying the public access to cheaper medicines. Neelie Kroes [European Commissioner for Competition] - whose inquiry began in January with raids at some of Europe's largest drugs companies, including GlaxoSmithKline in the UK – warned that the EC may now launch anti-trust proceedings against individual companies.
Like meds are even relevant. Everyone knows that laughter is the best medicine. Unless you're diabetic, or have heart problems, or TB, or hyperthyroidism, or osteoporosis, or depression, or erectile dysfunction, or high blood pressure, or.... make Big-Pharma-Bucks.

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