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* Preempting retailer requirements in state laws. For more information about NACDS, visit
http://www."
Mia Hamm is widely recognized as the world's best all-around women's
soccer
player.S.
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AHF Calls PhRMA's CAFTA Drug Access Claims 'Self-Serving and Dangerous'
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The Mia
Hamm
Foundation is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to raising
funds and awareness for bone
marrow transplant patients and their families.While drugs are often associate with raves, they are not
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Statement by Craig
L. Fuller President and CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
* Keeping
the sale of pseudoephedrine products available without a
prescription. She helped lead the
U.
The Foundation also works to develop more opportunities for young women to
participate in sports
.educating associate
NACDS will continue working with Congress and the Bush administration as
well as local
, state and federal law enforcement officials -- including DEA,
the Office of National Drug Control
Policy at the White House and state
Attorneys General -- to ensure successful and efficient regulations
.
Garrett died in 1997 from complications related to aplastic anemia. Hamm's
first hand experience
with helping her brother through his illness led her to
establish the Mia Hamm Foundation to raise
awareness in support of people who
are in need of a bone marrow transplant.dancesafe subcultures
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"But many people affected by illness need help.drug reduction
* Limiting purchases to 9 grams within a
30-day period."
miafoundation. U.reduce targeted
NACDS members
operate more than 35,000 pharmacies
, employ 108,000 pharmacists, fill more
than 2.com, and brochure, "Helping People
Affected by Illness
," offer different approaches to providing patient support. Women's National Team to Olympic Gold
in
Athens, Georgia, in 1996 and again in Athens, Greece, in 2004.hoping volunteering
These
principles strike a balance
between keeping valuable products available to our
customers and combating dangerous, illegal practices
. The campaign provides resources and guidance for the
many Americans for whom providing support
to patients is an important
responsibility.
Recommendations and resources include:
* How to provide the right kind of help
* How to assess your own skills
* Becoming
a patient advocate
* Working with government agencies
* Starting a patient organization
Mia Hamm is partnering with Pfizer to help launch the program. Hamm
shares the program
's goals through a personal connection; her brother Garrett
had a rare disorder that is often treated
with bone marrow transplant.defend necessary
"Central Americans with HIV/AIDS
will pay for CAFTA with their lives
, since thousands of patients who today
rely on generic drugs, will lose access to such medications
if Congress passes
the agreement in its current form.ecstasy volunteering
* Requiring sales of single entity
products from behind the pharmacy
counter and sold by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy personnel
.mdma harm
nacds.damaging volunteering
NACDS international membership has grown to
include 95 members from 29 countries.
"Each year, we hear stories of families and volunteers who work tirelessly
to help people affected
by serious illnesses. "We
understand that even a little assistance can help make quality of life
better
for those battling illnesses.
What I want people to know is everyone can make a difference
, and for those
who want to contribute to causes that are important to them, the information
provided
by this program is a great place to start.drug volunteering
org.
"After I lost my brother, I knew that I wanted
to do something to help
others in need of a bone marrow transplant. Like many people, I wanted to
make
a commitment to helping because I saw someone I love fight a terrible
disease," said Ms.
Hamm.drugs ecstasy
* Requiring sales of combination products from behind the pharmacy counter
by January 1, 2007 and sold by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy
personnel.
Diversified
Products Group (DVP) includes more than 100
prescription medicines, some of which are for people
with rare and serious
diseases and conditions for which few medical treatment options are available
.mdma defend
But for many people who are
interested in providing patient support, knowing where to start is
often
challenging," said Greg Duncan, Senior Vice President, US Marketing. Many harm reduction groups
exist world wide hoping to reduce and prevent the damaging effects drug abuse can have by educating
the public.
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The
following principles will be used in advocating national standards for selling
products
containing pseudoephedrine. AHF, on behalf of our clients in Central America -- urges the
members
of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee
to vote against this potentially
dangerous trade agreement, and to place
access to life-saving medications above drug company profits
.The Pfizer Unsung Heroes(TM) Program Leads Charge in Helping More Americans Get Involved in Providing
Care to Those in Need
Soccer Superstar Mia Hamm Lends Support to Launch Program and
Shares Personal Story to Inspire Others
NEW YORK, Pfizer Inc joins with
soccer superstar
Mia Hamm to announce today the launch of Pfizer Unsung Heroes(TM), a new
national
campaign aimed at promoting patient support and advocacy for people
affected by illness."
The Pfizer Unsung Heroes program provides helpful information and
inspirational examples of support
for the many Americans dealing with daily
challenges due to illness. A new Web site,
http://www
. http://www.volunteering involving
* Maintaining a written or electronic log of pseudoephedrine purchases to
assist law enforcement efforts. Other members include almost 1100 suppliers of products and
services
to the chain drug industry. PhRMA's claim that the people of Mexico
today enjoy better
health because of NAFTA is simply false -- AHF's own
experience on the ground in Mexico is that the
strengthening of drug patent
laws under NAFTA has been a barrier to patient access to affordable
HIV/AIDS
treatment.helpingpeopleaffectedbyillness.
DVP launched "Pfizer Unsung Heroes" in 2005
to further support people
diagnosed with serious illness and their families across the country.damaging defend
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"PhRMA's self-serving and dangerous claim that CAFTA will somehow increase
access to essential
drugs for people in developing countries is outrageous
when the truth is that CAFTA's anti-generic
-drug provisions will actually kill
access to life-saving drugs in those nations," said Michael Weinstein
,
President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. This program is designed to help people get
involved
, and is an important part of Pfizer's longstanding commitment to
raising awareness and educating
people about illnesses and treatment options.bluelight dancesafe
Fuller, President and CEO of National Association of Chain
Drug
Stores:
In an effort to combat illegal meth production, NACDS today announced its
support for measures reducing access to pseudoephedrine products.3 billion prescriptions yearly,
and have annual sales of over $700
billion. Assistance comes in many forms, from helping with
everyday
tasks to creating a patient group.org
The Pfizer Unsung Heroes Program is supported by Pfizer
's Diversified
Products Group.
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US' Largest AIDS Organization Disputes Claim That NAFTA
Improved Health
Outcomes in Mexico: Calls on Congress to Prevent Central American HIV/AIDS
Patients From 'Paying With Their Lives'
LOS ANGELES, As the House Ways
and Means Committee
prepares its mark-up of CAFTA on Wednesday, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
,
the largest AIDS organization in the US which operates free AIDS treatment
clinics in the US
, Africa, Central America and Asia -- including one in Mexico
and three in Honduras -- as part of
its AHF Global Immunity Program, today
blasted the claim by the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers
Association (PhRMA) that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
will increase access
to medicines in developing Central American countries and
called on Congress to protect access to
low-cost generic HIV medications now
available in Central America but threatened by CAFTA.hoping mdma
, The
following is a statement by
Craig L.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS
) represents the
nation's leading retail chain pharmacies and suppliers, helping them better
meet
the changing needs of their patients and customers.drugs associate
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