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Patch up for Mexico.

Pharmaceutical Companies in the United States have approached a new way to get people new medicine for tummy problems when flying to Mexico. It is a common fact that when people travel to this country its likely to get an upset stomache.

Pharmaceutical companies are offering free holidays to 900 volunteers, to eat drink and see if they become ill whilst in Mexico or Guatemala. The holidays on offer are worth $1,000 and are inclusive including 3 star hotels. The travelers can roam where ever they please, just aslong as they are not more than 3 hours away from the test centre, which is where they must provide blood and stool samples if they become sick.

Previously to them flying out to the countries, which can cause stomache upset due to water problems and different things to what people are normally used to in other countries, they have to wear a patch for 6 hours, 3 weeks before. They also have to wear another patch 1 week before they fly out, after this all they have to do is fly out and see what happens.

Results have shown so far that the drug has actually reduced the incident of an upset stomache by 75%, it is only in America at present but will be brought over to UK in the near future.

U.S. Pharmaceutical Distribution Examined in New URCH Report.

Today, URCH Publishing launches a comprehensive new report covering the distribution of medicines in the United States. “Pharmaceutical Distribution in the US - Current and Future Perspectives” shows how the US pharmaceutical wholesale sector has witnessed a rapid wave of consolidation to reach its current concentrated form dominated by three major full-line companies, namely Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corporation and AmerisourceBergen Corporation. Known collectively as the ‘Big Three’, these companies now account for between 90% and 95% of revenue within the sector.

Over 100 buyouts have taken place since 1980, and at least 57 have occurred over the past decade, but despite their dominance of the market the Big Three continue to look for further acquisitions, and market conditions favour a trend towards further consolidation, notes the report. However, the dominance of the Big Three has persuaded the Federal Trade Commission to re-examine their activities. Although there is no evidence of any gross violations, there is the potential for the market to be distorted as a result of the activities of these companies.

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