That is why discouraging and treating addiction should be the priority for drug policy.
Finding a treatment for Alzheimer's, a brain disease that progressively robs sufferers of their memory, is a priority of many drug makers.
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Obesity treatment "is high priority" among drug research, said Dr. Mark Gold, chair of psychiatry at University of Florida who focuses on addiction and eating habits.
The FDA gave the drug "priority review, " which means a decision was due in six months.
Similarly, a drug developer could be awarded a transferable right of priority (rapid) FDA review for a new drug application as an incentive for developing a new product to treat a rare disease.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has made fighting the drug cartels a priority for his administration.
The FDA has already granted its application a priority review, which means the drug could be approved by mid-2013.
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With difficult public sector cuts looming, drug reform may not be the first priority of the British government, but it is now consulting on the UK Drugs Strategy.
Dozens of other applications have been mapped out for U.S. and foreign military users ranging from peacekeeping support, emergency and disaster relief, search and rescue, medical evacuation, drug interdiction and other post-Cold War priority missions.
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But Horner believes the first priority should be reforming the laws on mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.
And it is a bit rich to claim that defence is your over-riding priority if you apparently let your fellow Republicans doctor the Homeland Security Bill for the benefit of a big drug firm.
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Republicans hope Roth's temporary, targeted prescription drug plan could help them on the campaign trail, where the issue ranks well atop many voters' priority lists.
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