Supreme Court To Address Prescriber Data, Free Speech And Pharma Marketing In Sorrell V. IMS
Executive Summary
Does a Vermont law restricting the pharmaceutical industry's use of physician prescribing information violate the First Amendment? That's the question the Supreme Court will take up on April 26 when it hears oral arguments in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.
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