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The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Charly Travers	Looming Drug Shortages The push for drug re-importation into the U.S. will have consequences abroad. With supply restrictions in place, Canada and the U.K. are at a higher risk of drug shortages if pharmacies in those countries continue to sell drugs to U.S. citizens.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Kris Eddy	Drug Companies Targeted, Again Is a review of drug prices by Congress something to worry about?
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The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	More Good News From Novartis This Swiss drug giant continues to post steady growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Michael P. Cecil	Will Medicare Negotiate With Drug Companies? One of the bedrock principles of our economic system is that those buying more of a product receive a discount. Wouldn't empowering Medicare to save taxpayers' money be widely embraced as a great idea? But how would pharma investors see it?
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Not All Pharmaceutical Markets Are the Same The case of China's former FDA leader highlights the issues facing the country's pharmaceutical industry. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Drugmakers That Make Rivals Green with Envy A look at some drugmakers with cash to spend: Pfizer...Wyeth... Novartis... Amylin Pharmaceuticals... Elan...Vertex Pharmaceuticals... Exelixis...
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Knowledge@Wharton	Analyzing Brand-name and Generic Drug Costs in the U.S. and Eight Other Countries A new study comparing average prices for pharmaceuticals in nine countries -- the US, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the UK -- shows that average prices are highest in Japan, while prices in other countries are between 6% and 33% lower than prices in the US.
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The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Cardinal Looks to Deliver Cardinal Health has been through a tumultuous couple of years but appears to have weathered company-specific and industry storms. If the drug distributor can meet its long-term goals, then its stock should represent a long-term solid investment.
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The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Charly Travers	John Edwards, Frozen Caveman Lawyer Presidential hopeful John Edwards' health-care plans could destroy drug research and development in this country by removing the patent protection on breakthrough drugs.
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The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty	60 Minutes on Drugs Will the weekly news magazine's prime-time slam rattle the drug stocks?
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Brian Lawler	Teva and Pfizer Make Up The companies decide to play nice over generic versions of two of Pfizer's drugs.
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The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Catastrophes at Novartis Novartis stays on track with its third-quarter results. Investors, take note.
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