A CVS pharmacy official that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed to the Pharmacy Board provided the vote to kill the bill.One other appointee was attorney Tappan Zee. The bill was to require large type on drug labels, and make oral translation of them available for all non-English speakers.The governor appointed Deborah Veale the job the day before the vote was conducted.
The California Retailers Assoc., has contributed $400,000 to the governors committees Other donors were Walgreens, Rite-Aid and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
The bill has been supported by consumer advocacy groups, and senior citizen and minority groups.Nan Brasmer ,president of the California Alliance of Retired Americans said "some people can't clearly read little tiny type".
State Senator Ellen Corbett wrote the state law that empowered the pharmacy board to create label guidelines.
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