[Ip-health] Pharmalot: Pharma Must Disclose Charitable, Educational Donations

[Sarah Rimmington]

www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/pharma-should-disclose-charitable-and-educational=
-donations-advocates-step-up-campaign/



  Pharma Must Disclose Charitable, Educational Donations: Advocates Step
  Up Campaign
  <http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/pharma-should-disclose-charitable-and-e=
ducational-donations-advocates-step-up-campaign/>


July 26th, 2007 <http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/26/> 1:06 pm By Ed
Silverman

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month, a dozen advocacy groups began an e-mail petition
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onal-donations/>
to convince drugmakers to disclose their contributions. Now, they=92ve
written to each ceo, along with Phrma and the International Federation
of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations, to make a direct appeal.

Once again, their effort cites Lilly=92s recent decision to do so, at
least in the US, and so the groups - which now number nearly 40 and
include Public Citizen and the Center for Science in the Public Interest
- implore all drugmakers to follow suit, and to do so on a global basis.
The reason? Their concern that donations result in off-label marketing
by groups receiving funds; mask the agendas of public policy groups that
debate policy issues, and allow researchers to circumvent normal
dislcosure requirements.

We=92ll let you know if anyone responds. Meanwhile, to see the letter and
the complete list of advocacy groups, you can visit PharmaDisclose
<http://www.pharmadisclose.org/>.


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Sarah Rimmington
Project Attorney
Essential Action, Access to Medicines Project
Washington, DC
Office: (202) 387-8030 x34
Mobile: (202) 422-2687
www.essentialaction.org/access