But Western pharmaceutical manufacturers are angry that the proposed protections will come too slowly to benefit many companies doing business now.
The pharmaceutical manufacturers went to great lengths in their efforts to defeat the House bill.
"The pharmaceutical manufacturers are on one side, and they've got every lobbyist hired in town," he said.
The pharmaceutical manufacturers' trade group has said it does not see the need for a reporting requirement.
Blood establishments are now held to quality standards comparable to those expected of pharmaceutical manufacturers.
One unanswered question is whether other pharmaceutical manufacturers will make offers similar to Merck's.
The pollution results from wastewater dumped into the river by the over 90 local pharmaceutical manufacturers.
I understand the pharmaceutical manufacturers do not like that.
Has it considered using Article 82 as a legal basis for ensuring pharmaceutical manufacturers play by the single market rules?
She walked out with a promise from one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical manufacturers to pay her $1.3 million.