Massachusetts could become the first state in the US to require the licensing of pharmaceutical sales representatives, after a proposal by Senator Mark Montigny, Democrat of New Bedford, was passed by the state Senate.
According to a report in the Boston Globe, if the proposal becomes law, sales representatives would be forbidden to provide any entertainment, gifts, payments, or travel to doctors or any other healthcare officials. This could represent a real sea of change for representatives in the USA, as hospitality and educational trips are often a key component of relationships with physicians.
Explaining his reasons behind the proposal, Senator Montigny told The Globe that drug representatives are "subject to less scrutiny than many other professionals who have less potential impact on people's health."
2 comments:
How about licensing state legislators. Don't they have influence far beyond the powers of mortal men? If a sales rep can influence an MD, can't a legislator take a bribe (sometimes legally) and influence legislation. Time to rein in these people.
Well lets all hope they don't stop there, maybe reps who sell insecticide and dog food and cars and porn, Oh to hell with it lets licence the whole world. We can start by giving everyone an ID number which would not allow them to buy or sell without it, then create a cashless society which would allow all transactions to be monitored by our fearless leaders who only the have concerns for us mere mortals who could not posibly be able to make rationale decisions.
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