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Consumer Advocates Call on Legislature to Support Governor's Ban on Pharmaceutical Gifts to Doctors

Published in Drug Law Weekly, February 17th, 2009

A coalition of concerned consumer advocate groups, including AARP, NYPIRG, Consumers Union and Center for Medical Consumers, called on the New York State Legislature today to accept the Governor's budget proposal to ban pharmaceutical company gifts to doctors. This ban would exclude prescription drug samples for the benefit of patients and focus on gifts valued at over fifty dollars.

Pharmaceutical companies, in many instances, influence physicians to prescribe new high cost brand name drugs when equally effective, less expensive versions may be available.

"Pharmaceutical manufacturers spend billions of dollars annually in gifts and other payments to...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-02-17)

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