Pfizer Ends Drug Cards For Elderly
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Pfizer Corp. has discontinued its senior citizen discount program; the company says it warned customers and gave them enough time to switch plans, but consumer advocates argue that it would have been more ethical to wait until 2006 when customers were automatically covered by new Medicare laws.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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Drug Lobby Got a Victory in Trade Pact Vote
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The pharmaceutical industry has successfully lobbied for patent rights and market exclusivity extending for five years, as part of the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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A Blow to Efforts To Close In on Rivals
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Merck and Company is expected to be hit hard financially by the withdrawal of its popular arthritis and pain medication Vioxx.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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