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Bill: Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development.
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2111
Description[?]:
| In order to provide the best pharmaceutical drugs to the Public, and to guarantee that research and development is maintained at the highest standard, the Government will sponsor said research as well as providing Government facilities to those Public companies that require them. The cost of drugs will be regulated at point of sale to guarantee to the public that they are not "over-charged" for the product. The costs will be agreed upon by a National Health appointed body and will be set before release to sale. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:39:53, September 11, 2005 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | We support although we are unsure how the price regulation will fit in with the soon to be created free pharmaceutical drugs scheme? (http://82.238.75.178:8085/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=17720) |
| Date | 13:36:23, September 11, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | I believe this gives governement to much power in the Pharmaceutical buisness. Regulating price is one thing, but subsidizing research and development is beyond governments abilitiy. Let the companies pay for their own research and development. Government interference may hinder drug development. |
| Date | 17:27:20, September 11, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Movement | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | We agree L-PU, we're against the government subsidising private companies. |
| Date | 18:10:48, September 11, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | Government subsidies wouldn't necessarily be to private companies (the bill can be reworded) but government research into new drugs should still take place in order to provide improved medication. |
| Date | 19:04:04, September 12, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | @UB - This would limit the cost of all pharmaceutical sold in chemists, but there isn't an exact match in the proposals so this is the closest I could get. |
| Date | 20:49:46, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act, Research and Development. |
| Message | I'll support, since it still allows private companies to operate. I first thought it was a form nationalisation of drug companies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 374 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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