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Drug Price Ads Spark Legal Battle Across States
In New Orleans a class action suit by Rev. John Webb and Helen Mathieu challenges bans on drug price advertising, arguing it harms the elderly who struggle to compare costs. Georgia and Alabama resist ads citing abuse and price wars, while Florida allows them. The FTC probes pricing practices as AMA notes price variation up to 1200 percent.
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Eric Newhouse
Associated Press
New Orleans
John Webb
Helen Mathieu
Schwegmann Bros
Waterbury Rexall
Canal Street
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama State Board of Pharmacy
Birmingham
Buddy Hudspeth
Georgia State Board of Pharmacy
Jerry Cherkas
Cherkas
Florida
South Carolina
Jackson
Miss
Fred Wilcox
Webb
Mathieu
U.S
Federal Trade Commission
American Medical Association
Chicago
David Marcelle
Louisiana Center For the Public Interest
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