Reader comments: Firms praise Matheson's counterfeit-drug effort

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Coverage | 10:33 a.m. May 4, 2008
Jim Matheson runs a bill supported by Phrma and McKesson, who have donated thousands of dollars to his campaigns over the years.

Jim Matheson is pushing to have his bill included in a "omnibus" FDA reform bill.

Imagine if this article was written about the Utah Legislature how different the tenor of the article would have been.
XStream Systems | 8:39 a.m. May 5, 2008
And how exactly would the track and trace take place? With the same methods the pharma industry is dragging its feet on (RFID, e-pedigree)?

There is something missing in this story, especially if drug manufacturers are supporting this bill...

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