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Dear Al,

Vioxx, Paxil, Zyprexa... drug companies knew the risks, but failed to tell the public. As a result, tens of thousands of Americans suffered or died from these medications.

Fortunately a bill that would fix our nation's drug safety system, S.1082, is headed to Senate floor for a vote THIS WEEK, but the drug-safety provisions are in jeopardy!


Tell your Senators to vote for real drug safety reform.

Bob Fertik


We need 100,000 letters to the Senate in the coming weeks! More than 65,000 already in.

Tell your Senators to vote FOR real drug safety reform, and start the push for final passage!


The FDA doesn't work. Why? Because it has to negotiate with the drug companies to change a label, withdraw a drug or publish safety research.

Thursday of this week, a bill to empower the FDA to do its job goes to the Senate floor. But the drug companies are fighting this bill with everything they have.

TODAY, tell your Senator to vote FOR strong FDA reform. This bill must pass this spring - but the drug companies want to strip it of real reform.

This industry spends millions to create stalemate in Washington - and managed to defeat a simple proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate for lower prices just two weeks ago.

That's why it's critical that you tell your Senator right now to vote FOR real reform - when this bill reaches the Senate floor on Thursday.

Please help us grow this campaign! Every Senator from every state needs to hear from us. Please take a moment to forward this action to everyone you know so they can register their own thoughts on the importance of safer, lower cost drugs to all Americans.

Thank you,
Liz Foley
PrescriptionForChange.org
A project of Consumers Union
101 Truman Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703-1057