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Medical-device tax repeal is an idea full of holes Posted on WP Opinions by Editorial Board

F THE Capitol Hill impasse ever ends, it will probably be through a compromise under which House Republicans abandon their demands to delay or defund Obamacare — in return for a concession Senate Democrats can tolerate. One scenario involves Republican support for a spending bill in return for repealing one source of funding for the health-care law: a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices…. [ Read More ]

Pharmaceutical firms paid to attend meetings of panel that advises FDA Posted on The Washington Post by Peter Whoriskey

A scientific panel that shaped the federal government’s policy for testing the safety and effectiveness of painkillers was funded by major pharmaceutical companies that paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the chance to affect the thinking of the Food and Drug Administration, according to hundreds of e-mails obtained by a public records request. The e-mails show that the companies paid as much as $25,000 to attend any given meeting of the panel, which had been set up by two academics to provide advice to the FDA on how to weigh the evidence from clinical trials. A leading FDA official later called the group “an essential collaborative effort.” [ Read More ]

Bliss Pharmaceutical company denies FDA allegations Posted on VibeGhana by VibeGhana

Bliss GVS Pharma limited (BLISS), at the weekend dismissed the classification of Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) that products of the company, which are distributed locally by Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited are fake. “We will like to state emphatically that all our products have been subjected to stringent quality standards and meet the required accreditations in India. It is unfortunate that the FDA released a statement classifying our products as fake,” a statement issued by the company said… [ Read More ]

Missouri offers tax breaks for pharmaceutical company Posted on BizJournal by Matthew Hibbard

Pharma Medica Research Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to create 320 jobs and invest $30.8 million in the St. Charles region. If the company follows through, the state will dole out more than $4.2 million in tax breaks through the Missouri Quality Jobs program, according to Amy Susan, communications director for the Missouri Department of Economic Development…. [ Read More ]