The once warm relationship of physicians and pharmaceutical reps bearing samples and sandwiches is getting colder, although many prescribers may wish it were otherwise. The percentage of physicians ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that sales representatives for pharmaceutical companies do not qualify for overtime pay under federal law, a big victory for the drug industry. In a 5-4 ...

(Reuters) - Consumer watchdog Public Citizen has called on U.S. health regulators to withdraw a proposal that would allow pharmaceutical companies to distribute medical literature suggesting a drug's ...

Pharmaceutical company reps have been visiting doctors for decades to tell them about the latest drugs. But how does the practice affect patients? A group of economists tried to answer that question.

Pharmaceutical representatives are salesmen, even though they don’t actually sell anything, according to a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reported in the Arizona Daily Star. The ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - As much as doctors would like to deny it, subtle attention from friendly drug sales representatives can have a big impact on what drugs they prescribe, according to two U.S.

It just got more expensive to be a doctor. Now they have to buy their own pens. For years, drug companies plastered their products' names on trinkets to get the message across to people who write ...

Nine major companies are targeted in class-action suits, which are seeking tens of millions of dollars. Dana Higgs of Harrisburg is a plaintiff in one of several class-action lawsuits seeking tens of ...

Big Pharma buys consumer health care data and uses it to target doctors who don't prescribe their drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have been doing this for decades, yet few people know it happens. Many ...

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