Treating HIV disease could become a lot easier for many people who are on a medication regimen. Two of the world's pharmaceutical giants--Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences.

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When John D. Abramson was practising family medicine in Hamilton, Mass., he prided himself on how conscientiously he selected the drugs that he prescribed. He closely followed pharmaceutical research.

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The public image of the pharmaceutical companies has rarely seemed rosier. They may be immensely rich and powerful following a spate of mergers that created a dozen corporations, each with a turnover of billions of pounds.

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AUSTRALIANS love their Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). It keeps medicines affordable and controls health costs. But it is loathed by the giant pharmaceutical companies.

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