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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 29. November | 87 comments (87 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

had cost health care providers around three billion euros ($3.9 billion) between 2000 and 2007.

Such a nice round figure, 3 billion. And it no doubt means 3 billion additional, compared to what the drugs should have cost.

Drug firms said the "perfectly lawful" measures were justified to protect investment in research and development.

Yes, because BigPharma is such a slave to the law in so many other regards. Like leaving out test results that might look confusing to overworked regulators, completely removing tests with deaths and hallucinations which might trigger Terrorism Anxiety Syndrome in the public.

BigPharma is only here for our benefit.

We have always been at war with EastHolistia.

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland

by siegestate (siegestate or beyondwarispeace.com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 07:53:21 AM EST
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