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Old 01-26-2022, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Really??? And your basis for this ridiculous statement is???????

Now for reality: Pharmaceutical reps are limited to handing out pens with their drug name on it and a meal if it is associated with an educational event. The days of "vacation junkets" ended in the 80's as a result of federal legislation. The ultimate hypocrisy of that legislation was that the bill was signed by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy while on a "vacation junket" skiing in the Alps courtesy of US Steel. As far as our group went, we didn't even talk to drug reps. And may I assume that part of that post was based on that TV show about oxycodone, which stretched the truth to the point of absurdity?
Funny, my daughter just recently commented that she went all thru HS and college using Celebrex pens and only recently learned what it was used for...

All I ever got were pens and post-it notes...
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