New legislation in Germany mandates generic drugs unless otherwise specified.

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Germany's doctors are protesting recent legislation requiring pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists.

Dora Akunyili, Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria
Charles Alderton (1857 - 1941), American inventor the soft drink Dr Pepper
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to dispense the cheapest third of the price range of drugs unless "no substitution No Substitution

Within the text on a proxy card are the words: "The shareholder appoints certain people (collectively, the proxy committee) with full power of substitution to vote the shares. " is specified. Their concerns are that certain patients, including children, elderly, and chronically ill, may suffer ill effects from sudden changes in medication; that doctors' authority will be eroded e·rode
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1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.

2. To eat into; corrode. ; and that doctors are liable if something goes wrong. The position of the Ministry of Health is that pharmacists have for some time had the freedom to replace prescribed drugs in emergencies, and no problems have arisen.

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Publication:	Southern Medical Journal
Article Type:	Brief Article
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