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Pharma suffers a setback in battle over Ohio drug pricing ballot measure

  • Ed Silverman

By Ed Silverman Sept. 12, 2016

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Don McTigue, right, and Sara Valentine organize the signatures for drug pricing legislation to be delivered to the Secretary of State in December. Jay LaPrete/AP

An Ohio court has given a significant boost to a controversial ballot measure that is designed to lower the cost of medicines.

In a ruling last Friday, the state Supreme Court decided that thousands of contested signatures on petitions submitted to the General Assembly were valid.

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Ed Silverman

Ed Silverman

Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

Ed Silverman covers the pharmaceutical industry.

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