AARP New York
Assembly on the Move for Rx Reform
Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 14th, 2008
Yesterday the New York State Assembly Health Committee reported key legislation (see vote count below) to reform how prescription drugs are marketed and sold in New York State. Governor Paterson's bill, A.11187, sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), includes a ban on gifts of over $50 to doctors and requires doctors who speak at medical education programs to disclose any financial relationships they have with drug companies.
"AARP strongly believes that science and research should be the guide to prescribing the most effective prescription drugs, not sales pitches and gifts from manufacturers to physicians," stated Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State...
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