What we are reading this week:

1. BBC News: "Fake drugs given to NHS patients still untraced".
2. EUObserver: "EU countries sign unpopular anti-counterfeiting treaty".
3. Bloomberg: "Government cost-cutting has worsened an already dysfunctional system".
4. Inpharm: "Moving towards milestones: The evolving pharma-biotech realtionship".
5. Pharmaceutical Executive: "Innovation: Why is pharma scared to death?"
6. The IPKat Blog: "Should the duration of pharmaceutical patents be extended?"
7. Pharmalot: "How many people go online for pharma info?"
8. Kevin MD Blog: "The internet is where patients go for pre-visit consultations".