E-DRUG: Pfizer aims to destroy Australian PBS

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E-drug: Pfizer aims to destroy Australian PBS
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Friends,

The Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is under attack
from the pharmaceutical industry particularly Pfizer who have not
accepted the PBS decision to not subsidise sildenafil.

News paper reports in the Sydney Morning Herald on 1, 2 and 4
December 1999 about Pfizer's efforts to harm Australians by
destroying the PBS system via legal action and via capture of key
government advisors can be read at:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/01/text/pageone1.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/02/text/national1.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/04/review/review3.html

I appeal to all Australian readers to contact their local member of
federal parliament to express concern.

I appeal to ALL readers (especially Australians) to write a polite brief
message of concern to Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon.
Dr Michael Wooldridge MP via one of the following:

The Hon. Dr Michael Wooldridge MP
Address: Suite MG 48, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone: (02) 6277 7220 Fax: (02) 6273 4146

A contact form on his electoral office web site:
http://www.wooldridge.aust.com/email.htm

His electoral office:
Suite 1, 16-18 Croydon Rd
Croydon VIC 3136
phone + 61 3 9724 9222
fax + 61 3 9724 9220

Thank you!

regards,

Peter

Dr Peter Mansfield
Director, MaLAM (Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing)
peter.mansfield@flinders.edu.au
www.camtech.net.au/malam
PO Box 172 Daw Pk SA 5041 Australia
ph/fax +61 8 83742245

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