CALENDARS2000.02.10 A CLOSER LOOK (DRUG MONEY)
5:49:50-5:54:20 . . . . . Thursday . . . . . ABC
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The issue of the cost of prescription drugs introduced.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) The state level response to the impact of the high cost of prescription drugs on the elderly examined. [SENIOR - complains about drug prices.] [Vermont senate president pro tem Peter SHUMLIN - says this is a war; explains that drugs are cheaper in foreign countries like Canada.] [AARP New England Glenn KOOCHER - offers a solution.] The vote in Vermont on a plan for the state to regulate drug prices noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: James Walker) The pharmaceutical industry's defense of drug prices presented; statistics cited on the cost of bringing drugs to market. [PhRMA President Alan HOLMER - explains how our medicines help; defends profits as attracting investors.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC News Website coverage of the story of Internet drug stores noted.
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