At a hearing last June, an FDA official said the agency does not know how often counterfeit ingredients make their way into U.S. products but that the vast majority of imported bulk drugs are safe and effective.

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In fact, under the leadership of Hillary Clinton's controversial former health care guru, Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Foundation will be responsible for negotiating bulk purchases of drugs for UNITAID.

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Companies that buy prescription drugs in bulk would sell cards to Medicare patients.

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The therapy includes injections of the drug interferon, which stimulates the immune system and causes the bulk of the difficult side effects, and two antiviral drugs taken orally.

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The profit margin seems small until you consider that the bulk of the company's reported revenue represents the value of drugs sold through retail pharmacies.

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The 10-year deal will allow Walgreen to boost sales of its more expensive specialty drugs, negotiate better prices for low-profit, bulk prescriptions, and start daily distribution on most of its generics.

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OSI's dual-energy X-ray technology discriminates contraband (explosives, currency, drugs) in luggage, while their thermal neutron analysis does the same for bulk cargo in shipping containers and large trucks, without the need to de-crate.

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