Some drug makers cut payments, meals provided to doctors

Apr 12 2013

The Wall Street Journal: Some Drug Makers Cut Payments, Meals Provided To Doctors
Two pharmaceutical companies that are among the biggest payers of fees to doctors reduced such spending last year by double-digit percentages, as greater transparency sheds light on the hundreds of millions of dollars the industry pays physicians for marketing and research efforts (Loftus, 4/10).

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