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...prices. Now the FDA is considering making more decisions on its own, and the consequences could be enormous, affecting who pays for these drugs and how much, just as these issues are becoming politically explosive. The move could shift some costs that insurers now pay for drugs to consumers--although at least there would be no forms to fill...
...added benefit: a switch could give the maker exclusive selling rights on the drug for three more years. That's why medicines like the hair-loss treatment Rogaine (owned by Pharmacia Corp.) and the heartburn reliever Tagamet (SmithKline Beecham) moved from prescription to OTC before their patents expired. Although prices fall, unit volumes usually increase, removing some of the sting...
...same time, we are not blind to reality. During previous presidential searches, we have called for formal student and faculty involvement on this page. Based on past experience, it seems unlikely that the Corporation will suddenly cave--although we would welcome such an outcome. Rather, we reiterate this call to highlight the troubling flaws of the composition and practices of previous presidential search committees. Putting students on the search committee would do much to address these flaws, but in the likely case that this will not happen, the committee must, at the very least, conduct its business more openly...
...Welcome to the daily press blackout." That's how State Department spokesman Richard Boucher began one of his non-briefings to the dwindling press corps in Thurmont, Md., trying to "cover" the Middle East peace talks. Although there were a fair amount of doings outside the summit - some speechifying by President Clinton, some high drama involving the arrival of semi-official Palestinians and Israelis seeking entrance to Camp David - info security remained remarkably tight...
There goes the neighborhood. Although the Thurmont residents have been friendly and welcoming to the press corps, they know their visitors. Upon arrival, everyone is given a sheet with elaborate instructions on where not to park, and details of the towing policies and fines in effect. Inside, the school is plastered with warnings not to smoke, with signs pointing to the designated smokers' area outside in the back. But relations took a turn for the worse when some Arab and Israeli reporters allegedly took down the American flags from some of the classrooms...