1.0 link 20657 <![CDATA[Eli Lilly Uses US/Australia Trade Pact to Push for Higher Prices on Osteoporosis Drug Forteo]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/eli-lilly-uses-usaustrali_b_20657.html The US government does not negotiate lower prices for drugs under Medicare Part D. But it negotiates higher prices for drugs in Australia and Korea, under two novel trade agreements.

This week the Australia press is reporting on a case just filed by Eli Lilly, the Indiana based pharmaceutical giant. This from one ABC radio report:


"It's just over a year since the Australia US Free Trade Agreement came into force, opening the door for US drug...

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