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Administrative/Regulatory

May 1, 2008

Bill Shifts Warning Burden to Drug Makers

The California Assembly's Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make drug companies solely responsible for warning consumers about potentially harmful prescriptions that are marketed directly to the public.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 2

      The California Assembly's Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make drug companies solely responsible for warning consumers about potentially harmful prescriptions that are marketed directly to the public.
      The legislation, AB 2690, is heavily favored by plaintiffs' lawyers. But it has...

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