<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Marketing Restrictions – Policy & Medicine</title> <atom:link href="https://www.policymed.com/tag/marketing-restrictions/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.policymed.com</link> <description>Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Issues</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://www.policymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-favicon-32x32.png</url> <title>Marketing Restrictions – Policy & Medicine</title> <link>https://www.policymed.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>State Policy: Minnesota Liebling Against Pharmaceutical and Device Manufactures</title> <link>https://www.policymed.com/2010/01/state-policy-minnesota-liebling-against-pharmaceutical-and-device-manufactures.html</link> <comments>https://www.policymed.com/2010/01/state-policy-minnesota-liebling-against-pharmaceutical-and-device-manufactures.html#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Sullivan]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[State Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing Restrictions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NEW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical and Device Manufactures]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.policymed.com/state-policy-minnesota-liebling-against-pharmaceutical-and-device-manufactures/</guid> <description><![CDATA[  On Monday, January 25, 2010, at 1:00 pm, the Minnesota House and Senate will be holding a Joint Interim Hearing with the Commerce & Labor/Business, Industry & Jobs Committees. The hearing will be chaired Rep. Joe Atkins, Sen. Jim Metzen. The agenda of the committee is an information hearing, in which no official action […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" height="239" src="http://chascam.com/archive/04-02-21-StateCapital/capitolfront.jpg" style="WIDTH: 593px; HEIGHT: 239px" width="752" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">On Monday, January 25, 2010, at 1:00 pm, the Minnesota House and Senate will be holding a Joint Interim Hearing with the Commerce & Labor/Business, Industry & Jobs Committees. The hearing will be chaired Rep. Joe Atkins, Sen. Jim Metzen. The agenda of the committee is an information hearing, in which no official action will be taken. The committee will discuss three pieces of legislation proposed by State Representive Liebling: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=HF491&ls_year=86&session_year=2009&session_number=0"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">HF491</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> (Liebling) Prescription information prohibited for marketing purposes, and administrative penalties imposed;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=HF1640&ls_year=86&session_year=2009&session_number=0"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">HF1640</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> (Liebling) Prescription drug academic detailing program established, and money appropriated; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=HF1641&ls_year=86&session_year=2009&session_number=0"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">HF1641</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> (Liebling) Gifts from drug or medical device manufacturers or distributors to physicians and formulary committee members banned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Interestingly, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Liebling"><font color="#800080">Rep. Liebling</font></a> is married to a consulting physician with the Mayo Clinic, where physicians are moving to the extreme of “avoiding conflict” at all costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">It has been noted that many Mayo physicians publicly talk about “conflict” but, privately Mayo is very involved in soliciting commercial support for their clinical research <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and education done at its three sites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">In addition to discussing these pieces of legislation, the committee will also hear testimony from the following anti industry activists: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Peter Wyckoff, M. Div.- Minnesota Prescription Coalition Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer, Pharm. D, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Allan Coukell, BSc (Pharmacy), </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pew Prescription Project, Director<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Rep. Cindy Rosenwald, New Hampshire Legislature<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Tomas M. Snedden, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Director of PACE Program, Pennsylvania<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dr. Chris McCoy, MD, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">National Physicians Alliance, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">–<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">    </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Kim Witczak – Consumer<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">While the proposed legislation seeks to enforce stricter limitations on physicians regarding their collaboration with industry, it is important that legislators consider the potential impact these bill if enacted will create. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">If physicians are prohibited from working together and innovating medicine and technology because of what appears to some as a ‘conflict,’ science and education will be sacrificed, which will only end up hurting patients. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In the end, while it is important to ensure that patients and the public can trust their relationships with physicians, the experience doctor’s gain and the results patients see from working with industry far outweigh any perceived risk of conflict. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">If you live in Minnesota, write the chairman <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10753"><font color="#800080">Rep. Joe Atkins</font></a>, <a href="http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10426"><font color="#800080">Sen. Jim Metzen</font></a> that you don’t think further restrictions are in order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>If you think the people want more restrictions on physicians then ask the voters in Massachusetts and Minnesota.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.policymed.com/2010/01/state-policy-minnesota-liebling-against-pharmaceutical-and-device-manufactures.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>