Drugmakers, Doctors Get Cozier
Gifts Continue, Contacts Increase Despite Guidelines

By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 29, 2007; Page A03

Despite efforts to curb drug companies' avid courting of doctors, the industry is working harder than ever to influence what medicines they prescribe, sending out sales representatives with greater frequency and plying physicians with gifts, meals and consulting fees, according to several new papers.

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Very discouraging.

I keep fantasizing that one of these next trips to my doctor, he's going to say "You were right about those statins and smart to stop taking them against my recommendations... I've started taking all my female patients off statins..."

But I guess that's not going to happen. sigh.

Kitty, it may happen, just not soon, I'm afraid. We have to be strong and stick to our guns though.