2008 Woodie Awards
McCaskill stumps for health, pharmaceutical reform
Dan Stroud
Issue date: 9/4/07 Section: News
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"This bill is about public disclosure," McCaskill said. "It will require the drug companies to totally disclose everything they do on the internet that they are giving to doctors. It's the process of opening it up to public scrutiny that will have a cleansing effect."
Hatcher focused on the issue of pharmaceutical companies offering samples to doctors. She said studies have been done that show giving out samples actually changes some doctors prescribing habits in an inappropriate manner. McCaskill did not join that part of the discussion.
Interim Provost and Dean of the School of Medicine Dr. Betty Drees attended the event and threw her support behind the initiative.
"We, as a university, are very much in favor of this legislation," Drees said.
When pressed in a question-and-answer session following her speech, McCaskill said she would return to promote the healthcare topic after the present political climate became more favorable, most likely after the 2008 presidential election.
dstroud@unews.com
Hatcher focused on the issue of pharmaceutical companies offering samples to doctors. She said studies have been done that show giving out samples actually changes some doctors prescribing habits in an inappropriate manner. McCaskill did not join that part of the discussion.
Interim Provost and Dean of the School of Medicine Dr. Betty Drees attended the event and threw her support behind the initiative.
"We, as a university, are very much in favor of this legislation," Drees said.
When pressed in a question-and-answer session following her speech, McCaskill said she would return to promote the healthcare topic after the present political climate became more favorable, most likely after the 2008 presidential election.
dstroud@unews.com
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