"Democrats may be more willing to lend an ear to chief executive Jeffrey Kindler than former chief executive Hank McKinnell, who was a large donor to the Republican party," reported FT (see "Big Pharma on a mission to woo Democrats").
FT went on to report "Records collected by the Center for Responsive Politics show that Mr Kindler donated $10,200 in this election cycle. The beneficiaries were all Democrats."
That's about 0.2% of the $4.5 million Pharma donated to Democratic candidates (vs. $10 million lavished on Republicans). Some hedge bet!
Mr. Kindler's largesse notwithstanding, the drug industry is marshaling its forces to defend its gains. As I mentioned in yesterday's post (see "What's In Store from Congress?"), there are several proposed legislative changes that the industry is anticipating it must fight. What's your opinion?
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