chardonnay9 wrote:
Sharon Too wrote:


You conveniently disregarded the link and quotes describing the
federal charges against the drug vompanies.

What's a vompanies?

Holy crap.

She's now admitting that she's completely
avoiding the issue by proving she read the
post, and yet still ignoring the facts provided.

How special.

You conveniently disregarded the link and quotes describing the federal
charges against the drug vompanies.

What's a vompanies?

You are so funny. What a wacky chick, huh HON?

She's now admitting that she's completely avoiding the issue by proving
she read the post, and yet still ignoring the facts provided.

How special.

And never taken the opportunity to support her claim that she's so honest
and smart by answering my question about why she lied and altered my post.
Huh. Puzzling.

On Mar 12, 12:01*am, "Sharon Too"
wrote:
CITES PLEASE??

Yeah, like that will happen. *;-)

Wink wink Chard. Here you go, HON.

Let's see....

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/arti...PHYSICIAN/3070...

Drug companies have been prosecuted for conspiracy, bribery and offering
illegal remuneration in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Act.

(snips)

"Under the AMA's ethical guidelines, gifts to physicians "should benefit
patients and should not be of substantial value." In 2002, the
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, a drug
industry trade organization, recommended that gifts should not exceed $100
in value."

"Campbell likened drug companies giving gifts to doctors to baseball owners
giving gifts to umpires."

In 2005, Serono pleaded guilty to five anti-kickback violations, including
bribery charges. It agreed to pay the government $704 million, including
more than $136 million in criminal penalties. In 2004, Adam Stupak, a former
Serono sales director, pleaded guilty to kickback charges.

"In a similar case in 2001, TAP Pharmaceutical Products, based in Lake
Forest, Ill., agreed to pay $885 million to settle kickback charges. Like
Serono, individual TAP executives in 2004 also were acquitted on similar
charges."

Also, it's an industry ethics code.

http://www.phrma.org/files/PhRMA%20M...ode%202008.pdf

Thank goodness they have been caught and will never do anything bad
again.
Not sure if this applies in Canada? I remember my wife's brother ( A
doctor) going on a cruise or "floating drug conference" paid for by
the Pharma companies not that long ago? Or maybe it was just a
floating Viagra meet and greet?
To keep on topic,I just hope they did not give any to the puppies on
board!!!!