Perks policy for doctors challenged
Boston Globe, July 23, 2009
A new organization of doctors wants to roll back policies curbing interactions between doctors and drug company representatives, saying restrictive rules ultimately will hurt the patients they're designed to protect. The group, called the Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators, plans to promote "productive collaboration" between industry and physicians, which they say leads to better medicines and treatments.
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