Panel OKs substitute drug bill in California Senate
SACRAMENTO UPS The Senate Finance Committee approved legislation allowing pharmacists to substitute lower priced generic drugs for brand names. Supporters say it could save up to 45 million annually with no health risk, while manufacturers and doctors oppose, arguing medical risks and inflated savings. The measure, backed by Assemblyman Barry Keene and the Brown administration, passed 8 to 3 and goes to the Senate.
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UPS
Senate “Finance Committee
Barry Keene
D-Eureka
Con
State Board of Pharmacy
Brown
Senate
Assembly votes to repeal California fair trade laws
SACRAMENTO AP The California Assembly voted 47-5 to repeal the 38 year old fair trade laws allowing manufacturers and wholesalers to set minimum retail prices. The bill excludes milk and liquor and moves to Governor Brown for signature. Supporters say free enterprise returns. critics warn big retailers could squeeze small traders. CNPA notes vendors already charging above posted prices.
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Sacramento
California Assembly
Gav. Brown
Assembly
Alister McAlister
San Jose
Ken Meade
Berkeley
California Newspaper Publishers Association
CNPA
Mike Dorais
Lawmaker weighs drug substitution measure and profits
A California bill would require full consumer savings from pharmacist substitutions and allow doctors to prevent switches, with a list of non substitutable drugs and penalties for violators. Senator Grunsky questioned consumer benefit and noted liability concerns may limit adoption.
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State Health Department
Phillip Lee
University of California At San Francisco Medical School
Donald Grunsky
R-Watsonville
Keene
Southland air board bill stalls in Senate committee
In Sacramento, the Senate Local Government Committee stalled legislation to create a single four-county air pollution control district for Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside. Assemblyman Jerry Lewis pressed to keep the measure alive, arguing the regional APCD would have broader board representation and stronger powers than the existing voluntary district.
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Sacramento
California
Senate
Jerry Lewis
Rhighland
Lewis
Los Angeles
Orange
San Bernardino
Riverside
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Suit tests state disclosure law against Ukiah councilman
A lawsuit filed in Mendocino County seeks an injunction requiring Ukiah Councilman Barry Wood to disclose names of clients who paid him fees of 1000 or more under California’s Political Reform Act. The action, joined by Ukiah city attorney the FPPC and the attorney general, aims to reveal potential conflicts of interest.
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Sacramento
California
Ukiah
Barry Wood
Wood
Wand
Ukiah City
Randall A. Hays
FPPC
Evelle Younger
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