Questions regarding this assertion were referred to Sanofi's Paris headquarters, where spokesman Jean-Marc Podvin said he was not aware of any new policy of silence.

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Controlling online pharmacies isn't any easier for the private sector, says Jean-Marc Podvin of Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer of drugs like Allegra and Ambien, the drug Marcia Bergeron was attempting to purchase.

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"I don't think company policy has changed, " says Podvin.

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Controlling online pharmacies isn't any easier for the private sector, says Jean-Marc Podvin of Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ), the manufacturer of drugs like Allegra and Ambien, the drug Marcia Bergeron was attempting to purchase.

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