High court questions constitutionality of drug data-mining law

High court questions constitutionality of drug data-mining law

The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on efforts by states to limit drug manufacturers' use of information about the prescription drugs that doctors like to prescribe.

How drug reps increase drug sales by influencing physicians

It may be hard for people to imagine that drug reps can get us to prescribe a particular drug by simply giving us a meal or being nice to us. The process is subtle, but it happens all the time. To quote Ahari again: “Drug reps increase drug sales by influencing physicians, and they do so with finely titrated doses of friendship.”

How drug reps increase drug sales by influencing physicians