The Boston Herald has an interesting article today about proposed new disclosure requirement for Massachusetts physicians banning expensive meals and trips paid for by pharmaceutical companies and requiring disclosure of payments to physicians to promote certain drugs. The proposed laws are believed to be the toughest in the nation, but one group is still critical of the rule because of what it leaves out: physicians will not be required to disclose payments from pharmaceutical companies for clinical research. The proposal's creators said the exception was made to keep clinical trials in the state, but some activists want the state to do more to encourage physicians to disclose all possible financial interests.
You can find the article here: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/2008_12_11_Doctor-gift_regulations_loophole_hit:_Pay_for_research_stays_secret/srvc=business&position=recent_bullet
What do you think? Should doctors have to disclose payments from drug companies for medical research? What are the possible pitfalls?
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