It seems that the major drug companies are flexing their muscle at the GOP convention:

They include an afternoon tea with New York state first lady Libby Pataki, sponsored by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals; a nomination-night party for top members of President Bush’s re-election team, co-sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb; and a breast-cancer awareness luncheon funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Pfizer is one of the most active drug makers. Its events include a supper for the Colorado delegation at Tavern on the Green and an evening reception at the landmark Rainbow Room in honor of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Of course, the big issue is reimportation of medications from Canada. The Democrats are clearly in favor of this solution and the GOP, who passed the pharmaceutical-friendly Medicare Modernization Act, will be the targets of aggressive lobbying by the drug companies against this.