Congressional feedback on PhRMA annual meeting
Executive Summary
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-V.I.) had a "very good discussion" with PhRMA at the group's recent annual meeting, she tells an Alliance of Minority Medical Associations conference in Washington, D.C. April 19. "It was a very frank and open discussion about the need to ensure that patients got the best medication for their particular illness or disease," Christensen said. "Despite often having differences of opinion, we consider the pharmaceutical industry our partners in providing health care." Christensen participated in a panel discussion on access to medicines at PhRMA (1"The Pink Sheet" April 12, 2004, p. 12)...