Comments on: Uphold the Pharmaceutical Marketing Gift Ban http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/06/11/uphold-the-pharmaceutical-marketing-gift-ban/ The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Drug and Device Marketing Gift Ban and Disclosure Law In The Balance: Act Now | http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/06/11/uphold-the-pharmaceutical-marketing-gift-ban/#comment-4904 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:00:59 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=5296#comment-4904 [...] gift ban and disclosure law encourages the drug and device industry to put a limit on the over $6 billion spent annually on direct-to-physician marketing. The logic of restricting the inherent conflict of interest that [...]

]]> By: Stop the Pharma Sneak Attack on “one of the smartest steps Massachusetts has taken to get health costs under control” | http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/06/11/uphold-the-pharmaceutical-marketing-gift-ban/#comment-3737 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:24 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=5296#comment-3737 [...] of interest set up when drug companies pay off doctors to prescribe drugs. (Background info here, here, here, and [...]

]]> By: Brian Hall http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/06/11/uphold-the-pharmaceutical-marketing-gift-ban/#comment-3734 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:46:20 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=5296#comment-3734 Pharma should be allowed to provide doctors, nurses etc with an inexpensive gift, during a meeting, or at a trade show, with a value of up to $5. Why not! Every other industry does this, or can do it! The prohibition on this is wrong!

Pharma should not be allowed to advertise their prescription drugs direct to the public, on TV, internet or in print. Pharma websites for their prescription drugs should not be open to the public.

]]> By: Uphold the Pharmaceutical Marketing Gift Ban « « ABC Marketing Direct http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/06/11/uphold-the-pharmaceutical-marketing-gift-ban/#comment-3567 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:32:24 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=5296#comment-3567 [...] the original here: Uphold the Pharmaceutical Marketing Gift Ban « Comments [...]

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