Hey NFLers and others!
  Here are a couple articles about pharmaceuticals.  As you all know if
you've been reading the e-mails from Quy (aka "new american
extraordinaire") there are some exciting things going already in the
University in efforts to create a policy.  The Tuesday meeting should be
exciting!

Take care,
 Celia

Generic Drugs Are Welcomed in Discount Program for Elderly (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/15/business/15DRUG.html
For brand-name drug manufacturers, competition from generic medicines means
lower sales and profits.


State moves to limit Medicaid drugs (Baltimore Sun)
http://www.sunspot.net/news/health/bal-bz.medicaid15nov15,0,5098126.story?c
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ll=bal%2Dhealth%2Dheadlines
The state health department is launching an effort to save money by issuing
a list of preferred prescription drugs for Medicaid beneficiaries, and
opposition to the plan began to surface this week.