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Lobbyists focus on safety in debate over generic drugs

Critics say profits are the real issue

By Diedtra Henderson
Globe Staff / December 18, 2006

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WASHINGTON -- Biotechnology lobbyists attempting to slow the development of cheap generic versions of the world's most expensive drugs have been emphasizing questions about their safety in an effort to win support among the new Democratic leaders of Congress. (Full article: 585 words)

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