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ABC NEWS TO AIR ONE-HOUR SPECIAL REPORT ON AMERICA'S BILLION DOLLAR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY THAT ASKS WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR OUR MONEY "Peter Jennings Reporting - Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health," Airs Wednesday, May 29 from 10-11 PM ET More money is spent on prescription drugs in America than in any other country in the world. Most of the current debate surrounding this billion-dollar industry focuses on questions about their high cost and how to pay for them. But in an hour-long primetime ABC News special, Peter Jennings asks the crucial questions that have been overlooked in the debate so far: What drugs are we getting for our money? Are the new drugs on the market really better than the old drugs? How are consumers supposed to know which drugs are best? "Peter Jennings Reporting - Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health" will air Wednesday, May 29 from 10:00-11:00 PM ET, on the ABC Television Network. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn