Wednesday, December 31, 2008

No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors

Some skeptics deride the voluntary ban as a superficial measure that does nothing to curb the far larger amounts drug companies spend each year on various other efforts to influence physicians. But proponents welcome it as a step toward ending the barrage of drug brands and logos that surround, and may subliminally influence, doctors and patients.

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OK, Kiddies, let's all raise our hands if we believe this 'self-regulation' thingy will work any better for the medical field than it did for the financial field ...

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