Economic Snapshot: What Else Does the New Pharma Law Cover?

By Minyanville Staff Jun 12, 2009 4:45 pm

Our unscientific poll.



Attention, physicians practicing in Vermont: Put down that Pfizer (PFE) Frisbee. Hand in your GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) promotional jump rope. Your days of free and undisclosed drug company swag will soon be over.

The Green Mountain State's legislature recently passed a law limiting the pens, meals, trips, and funding that Big Pharma can give to doctors prescribing the company's products.

But what else does the new Vermont law decree? Minyanville covers one eye and takes a look at the rest of the bill's measures.

What Else Does the New Pharma Law Cover?

 
Big Pharma companies no longer invoked during the Hippocratic Oath: Line pledging "First, do no harm to Pfizer" has been cut
 

 

Cash and prizes can't be redeemed with accumulated "Merck Miles"

 
Male physicians now forbidden from showing their personal results from Cialis.



In order to prescribe a commercial medicine, the doctor must now also be on it
 

Fines levied against physicians who cough "fairy dust" under their breath when asked about alternative medicine
 

 

 

Sanofi-Aventis no longer offering Ambien Snooze-n-Booze Cruise
 

 

 
           
All office pens bearing pharmaceutical brand names will be replaced with ones promoting failed dot-com ventures
 
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