Study Group: Fuzeon Prescribers for HIV (US)(?)

Medicare will use a very small carrot to entice financially stressed physicians to employ electronic prescribing technology.  Later on, Medicare will switch to the stick and penalize physicians who don't use such a system.

Cuts in Medicare put off for the time being, though only under substantial political pressure.  This band-aid will last only so long; real reform of the flawed sustainable growth rate eludes us yet again!  Bush and friends still favor the insurance lobby over senior's access to their phys...

Drug makers complain that the FDA's 'safety focus' slows down their development of new medications.  They would love to see accelerated approvals; next they'll get the immunity from lawsuits that device makers have already received!

Any finished medication that a Chinese company tries to bring to the US (or European) market will face tremendous scrutiny.  Look for Indian generic manufacturers (e.g. Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's) to maintain their competitive edge due to their track record of safety.  Eventually, lower cost generics...

These 3 cases add to a number of others which have appeared in the news media, raising public awareness regarding procedures performed by unlicensed practitioners.  Such cases are unlikely to impact the blooming market in FDA-approved fillers when administered by medical professionals.