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June 13, 2001

Prescription Drugs

Witnesses testified about patenting and marketing prescription drugs. Among the issues they addressed were consumer access to generic drugs, over-the-counter drug sales, and direct-to-consumer marketing by pharmaceutical companies.

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Michael Bilirakis U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Sherrod Brown U.S. Representative [D] Ohio

Ed Bryant U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
Richard Burr U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
Lois Capps U.S. Representative [D] California
Jane Delgado President and CEO National Coal. of Hispanic Health Orgs.
Peter Deutsch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Bruce L. Downey Representative Generic Pharmaceutical Assn.
Bob Ehrlich Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Maryland
Thomas Geiser General Counsel WellPoint Health Networks
Gregory Glover Physician
John Golenski Executive Director Rx Health Value
Gene Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Richard Kingham Attorney
Frank Pallone Jr. U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Edolphus Towns U.S. Representative [D] New York
Henry Waxman U.S. Representative [D] California
Janet Woodcock M.D. Official U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Program ID:: 164730-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 13, 2001 | 3:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Aug 21, 2001 | 1:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Jun 13, 2001 | 3:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 13, 2001 | 11:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 14, 2001 | 6:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 15, 2001 | 2:24pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 21, 2001 | 1:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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