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SPOTLIGHT: Public blames drugmakers for H1N1 vaccine shortage
Consumers are quite frustrated by the problems they're having getting an H1N1 flu vaccination, and doubtless, there's plenty of blame being handed around out there. But according to a new survey by... Read more...
CME accreditation body plans exposure of courses violating drugmaker influence rules
To remain certified, doctors must take continuing medical education courses each year. With about half of the $1 billion per year cost of these courses being picked up by pharmaceutical companies,... Read more...
VT passes stiffer ban on industry gifts to providers
Vermont legislators have passed a bill that would require medical products companies to share information on payments they make to providers and other groups. The bill would expand an existing ban... Read more...
Struggle over conflict-of-interest rules at U of Minnesota
A struggle is currently under way over revisions to conflict-of-interest rules at the University of Minnesota Medical School, one that offers a glimpse into the complexity of making real changes in... Read more...
Pharmas adopt voluntary marketing guidelines banning doctor gifts
Taking control of what may have otherwise been forced upon it, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary code of conduct which bans gifts to physicians. The rules, the Code on... Read more...
Pharma gift disclosure law wins Eli Lilly support
While its peers appear to be firmly opposed to such rules, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has decided to support federal legislation that would require drugmakers to disclose payments to doctors.... Read more...
