Minnesota law reveals drugmaker payments to advisory panelists
An Associated Press review finds Minnesota's advisory panel members for Medicaid drugs received large payments from pharma firms for lectures and consulting. The eight members showed payments totaling over 93000 from drug companies, yet meeting minutes lack recorded votes linking payments to panel decisions. Experts question disclosure gaps and possible patterns in other states.
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Pain medication use at all time high nationwide
AP analysis of federal prescription data shows retail sales of five leading painkillers nearly doubled from 1997 to 2008. Oxycodone drives the rise, with growth spreading from Appalachia to suburban areas like Columbus and Fort Lauderdale, while over 200 000 pounds of codeine morphine oxycodone hydrocodone and meperidine were sold in 2005.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
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Robert Walker
University of Kentucky Center On Drug and Alcohol Research
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