1.   The study found that the less useful the new product, the more the Canadian drug companies charged for it.

2.   And just what we need, a bigger and more powerful drug company.

3.   But to drug companies, limiting the sale of an antibiotic would be altruism that would not be good for the bottom line.

4.   But this year, investors soured on companies that sell genomics tools or services to drug companies, favoring instead companies that make their own drugs.

5.   California Democratic Representative Pete Stark complained that in the last-minute drafting, the bill was changed to let the government increase payments to drug companies.

6.   Drug companies, however, rushed to the scene as soon as they learned what had been found.

7.   DRUG MAKERS UNDER SCRUTINY The prices that drug companies charge community drugstores drew scrutiny from all three branches of government.

8.   E-Skolar is exploring the sale of sponsorships to drug companies, which may give subscriptions to the doctors that the manufacturers are already courting.

9.   Investors are also having doubts about companies that sell tools, information or services to drug companies, rather than develop drugs themselves.

10.   She feels no loyalty to drug companies, Symbollon included.