Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is one of the largest
and most influential lobbying organizations in Washington, DC.
Representing 48 pharmaceutical companies, PhRMA has 20 registered
lobbyists on staff, and has contracted with dozens of lobby and PR firms
- including Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Barbour Griffith
& Rogers, DCI Group, Edelman and Bonner & Associates - to
promote its members' interests.
PhRMA has a record of hiding its lobbying
and PR activities, which it often does by paying other organizations,
such as United Seniors Association (USA) or the Consumer Alliance, to
advocate industry-friendly policies.
On its website, PhRMA states that its
"mission is winning advocacy for public policies that encourage the
discovery of life-saving an life-enhancing new medicines for patients by
pharmaceutical/biotechnology research companies. To accomplish this
mission, PhRMA is dedicated to achieving in Washington, DC, the states
and the world: broad patient access to safe and effective medicines
through a free market, without price controls; strong intellectual
property incentives; and transparent, efficient, regulation and a free
flow of information to patients."
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