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  • February 2008
    • Merck Will Pay $650M to End Discount Probes

      Merck Will Pay $650M to End Discount Probes

      (Newser) - Drug company Merck will dish out $650 million to resolve lawsuits and probes into marketing schemes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Central to the investigations is the company’s “nominal pricing,” which slashed some drug prices by 90% for hospitals but hid the discounts from Medicaid, even though federal law demands that drug companies offer the government program their lowest prices. More »

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      lawsuit   drugs   pharmaceutical companies   hospitals   Merck   Vioxx   probe   Zocor

  • December 2007
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  • October 2007
    • FDA May Ease Rx Drug Sales

      FDA May Ease Rx Drug Sales

      (Newser) - The federal Food and Drug Administration may allow more drugs to be sold by pharmacists without a prescription if they are kept behind the counter off display shelves. The FDA  announced a hearing next month to explore the "public health benefit of drugs being available without a prescription but only after intervention by a pharmacist," reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      FDA   prescription   cholesterol lowering drug   Zocor   Plan B   over the counter

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