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National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)


Self Description

June 2002: "NACDS provides a wide range of services to meet the needs of the chain drug industry in accordance with its goals and objectives."

http://www.nacds.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=10

Third-Party Descriptions

November 2009: "Counterfeit drugs have a history as old as snake oil, and now the high cost of many prescription drugs has driven consumers to hunt for cheaper alternatives on the Internet. According to the National Assn. of Chain Drug Stores, a trade group, Americans spent $254 billion on prescription drugs last year, up 1.8% from 2007. The long-running recession has made such costs more difficult for many consumers to bear, experts said."

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-counterfeit21-2009nov21,0,274882.story

November 2008: "But the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, 28 senators, more than 110 representatives and the attorneys general of 13 states have urged the Bush administration to withdraw the proposed rule."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/washington/18abort.html

November 2001: The lawsuit against the administration was filed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association. The organizations said their members would suffer financial harm because most of the discounts would be extracted from them. In addition, drugstores said they would lose Medicare customers if they did not cut prices to the levels specified in the federal program.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/politics/25DRUG.html

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Articles and Resources

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Nov 21, 2009 Growth of counterfeit drugs sparks international response: Authorities in the U.S. and across the globe conduct raids this week to intercept fake medications.

QUOTE: Counterfeit drugs are the latest -- and potentially most dangerous -- front in the long-running battle against intellectual-property crimes

 Los Angeles Times
Nov 18, 2008 Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health Providers

QUOTE: A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job discrimination laws.

 New York Times
Jul 03, 2007 Radio Royalties: Reprising Ol' Blue Eyes' Battle

QUOTE: Songwriters receive royalties when their compositions are played on AM and FM radio. But neither musicians nor the music's owners get a dime.

 Washington Post
Jun 11, 2002 Sincerely Annoying: Lawmakers, Patients Question Drug Letters

QUOTE: "Patient education" letters from pharmacies that advise consumers to refill a prescription or change to another medication are drawing attacks from drug industry critics who say the letters may undermine patient care, inflate the cost of treatment and violate privacy.

 Washington Post
Nov 25, 2001 Administration Revising Its Drug Discount Proposal

QUOTE: The lawsuit against the administration was filed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association. The organizations said their members would suffer financial harm because most of the discounts would be extracted from them. In addition, drugstores said they would lose Medicare customers if they did not cut prices to the levels specified in the federal program.

 New York Times