The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America recently launched a new, more patient-friendly Web site. The new site includes stories of patients who are successfully fighting serious illnesses, provides information about the research and development of new medicines, details facts and figures about the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry and gives information about drug-discount plans, among other features. For the first time, a Spanish-language version of the site is available.

“PhRMA.org now has better resources and expanded information patients can use to find out more about health issues,” says Billy Tauzin, PhRMA president and CEO. “We have refocused and reinvigorated our efforts to serve the patients who use our member companies’ medicines, and now our Web site reflects that change.”

The new site will be updated daily.

PhRMA represents research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the United States. For more information, visit www.phrma.org.

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