Two
groups involved with mental health care want to know which Vermont doctors got thousands of dollars last year in gifts
from drug companies. The
companies can withhold some of the names under a law that protects trade
secrets. The groups say that loophole should be closed.
VPR’s
John Dillon reports.
A
recent report by the Attorney General’s office says drug companies are
targeting key doctors in the state, in hopes of influencing the decisions other
doctors make.
VPR’s Sarah Ashworth has more on
how the money was focused on a smaller pool of doctors.
We look at how pharmaceutical drugs are marketed
to doctors, and the ethics behind the practice. Also, a look at how the state’s "Tax Free" weekend went, and check in with a gizmo that lets authors self-publish their work.