Friday, July 11, 2008

Doctor Pen Shortage


For all you health care workers....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Come next year, doctors may start to see a problem they've yet to experience -- a pen shortage. New guidelines released on Thursday by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) prohibit drug makers from giving out pens, as well as other "non-educational" items such as mugs, to healthcare providers and their staffs. ... A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that drug makers spend $30 billion a year on marketing drugs, although the study did not specify how much the companies spend on so-called "reminder" objects, like bottles of lotion, clipboards and flashlights.

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3 comments:

LL said...

It's not like anyone can read what they write anyway.

Anonymous said...

There goes my pen collection. PS. I don't usually collect from doctors.LOL!

The Wizard said...

LOL, yep I hear ya'