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Lawmakers seek transparency in doctor-drug industry relationships

By Daniel Barlow Times Argus Online MONTPELIER - Some lawmakers are envisioning a future where Vermonters can type in a doctor's name into an on-line database and see exactly how much - if any - money they receive from the pharmaceutical industry. For several years now, the Vermont Attorney General's Office has issued a report detailing the amount of money those in the medical field receive from the pharmaceutical industry. But that report is criticized for not being complete or user-friendly. Now, key lawmakers say they want to see changes to the law that set up that reporting system, including stripping a trade-secret exemption that allows the industry to keep secret the amounts of money and identities of doctors they give to.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on December 26, 2008 (boomark / email).