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"*** Gore to announce new medicine labels

WASHINGTON (AP) - No more squinting in despair at drugstore remedies, wondering which cough syrup will stop your hacking, or where in all the fine print it says to take one allergy tablet or two. Vice President Al Gore will announce new regulations Thursday requiring that all over-the-counter medicines have easier-to-read labels so consumers can tell at a glance how to use the drug safely. "For parents, the elderly and for all Americans, being able to read and understand over-the-counter drug labels is essential to their health," Gore said. More consumer-friendly labels "will give Americans the information they need to prevent tens of thousands of unnecessary hospitalizations that occur each year." "

I wonder how many more SAS reports we will have to create in support of these regulations? This is good news for SAS contractors and clinical programmers like some of us here. But isn't it ironic how someone like the VP of the US has to be concerned with problems caused by the pharmaceutical industry. I sure am glad that top powerful people are paying attention to some of the problems caused by the pharmaceutical industry!

Anne Marie at Rainbow Comm and Software Inc. -- ned!

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