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In 2005, the industry had 1,274 registered lobbyists in Washington, D.C. [3] A 2020 study found that, from 1999 to 2018, the pharmaceutical industry and health product industry together spent $4.7 billion lobbying the United States federal government, an average of $233 million per year. [4]
Founded in 1958, PhRMA lobbies on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] PhRMA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. [ 1 ] The organization has lobbied fiercely against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for Medicare recipients, [ 4 ] and filed lawsuits against the drug price provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act . [ 5 ]
Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC), member. PMC is a lobbying group with ties to members of the United States Congress. [188] [189] Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), member company. PhRMA is a trade association that lobbies the U.S. federal government on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry. [190] [191]
Don’t allow advertising or lobbyists. The United States and New Zealand are the only countries in the world that allow the pharmaceutical industry to advertise controlled substances.
Last year, the pharmaceutical industry spent $5.2 billion on ads promoting specific drugs—an increase of 16 percent over the previous year. At a time when most other industries are spending less on television advertising, drug companies are spending more.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is a Brussels-based trade association and lobbying organisation, founded in 1978 and representing the pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe.
As head of PhRMA, Tauzin was a key figure in 2009 health care reform negotiations that produced pharmaceutical industry support for White House and Senate efforts. [5] Tauzin received $11.6 million from PhRMA in 2010, making him the highest-paid health law lobbyist. [10] Since 2005, Tauzin has been on the Board of Directors at LHC Group. [11]
BHP Group's <BHP.AX> <BHPB.L> Australian shareholders on Thursday voted against a resolution to axe the global miner's membership in industry groups that advocate policies counter to Paris climate ...