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Re:Pharma Paid Physicians $6.5B in 2014 – Looking into the O... by refurb on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @08:50AM (#10930685)
Yes, pharma companies can tell what brands a specific doctor prescribes. Pharmacies sell Rx information to companies like IMS who sell it to pharma companies or pharma companies pay the pharmacies themselves for the information.
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Re:Pharma Paid Physicians $6.5B in 2014 – Looking into the O... by amelius on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @09:15AM (#10930843)
Ugh, this is really sick.
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