(AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-19 06:48 GMT: German state won't subsidise Sanofi-Aventis' Acomplia - committee (Interactive Investor)
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Date: 2006-10-19 06:10:03
(AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-19 06:48 GMT: German state won't subsidise Sanofi-Aventis' Acomplia - committee (Interactive Investor)
... > German state won't subsidise Sanofi-Aventis' Acomplia - committee <th> Article layout: raw FRANKFURT (AFX) - German authorities have decided that the state health-care system shouldn't pay for Acomplia, a new obesity drug viewed as a potential blockbuster for Sanofi-Aventis SA. The Federal Joint Committee of doctors and health-insurance funds said it has classified Acomplia a "lifestyle" drug and therefore ineligible for a price subsidy, the Wall Street Journal reported. The committee did not accept Sanofi's argument that Acomplia should b ...
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