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Firms praise Matheson's counterfeit-drug effort

Jim Matheson runs a bill supported by Phrma and McKesson, who have donated thousands of dollars to his campaigns over the years.

Jim Matheson is pushing to have his bill included in a "omnibus" FDA reform bill.

Imagine if this article was written about the Utah Legislature how different the tenor of the article would have been.

And how exactly would the track and trace take place? With the same methods the pharma industry is dragging its feet on (RFID, e-pedigree)?

There is something missing in this story, especially if drug manufacturers are supporting this bill...