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Trust the Evidence

Payments in Medicine: Part 1

Direct to doctors’ marketing: the US experience

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Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson
Oct 30, 2025
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In the 1980s and 90s, medical reps often turned up unannounced at hospitals with lunch, using the opportunity to present new drugs and reinforce prescribing habits. Free samples abounded to build bra…

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