Comments on: Johnson & Johnson Discloses Fees Paid To Doctors http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/07/johnson-johnson-discloses-fees-paid-to-doctors/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: harpy http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/07/johnson-johnson-discloses-fees-paid-to-doctors/#comment-512552 harpy Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:42:18 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=24626#comment-512552 This is a voluntary disclosure, as are those of the other companies (at least the ones not required to do so by CIA). The government required postings will not begin until 2013. This is a voluntary disclosure, as are those of the other companies (at least the ones not required to do so by CIA). The government required postings will not begin until 2013.

]]> By: SteveM http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/07/johnson-johnson-discloses-fees-paid-to-doctors/#comment-512241 SteveM Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:56:59 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=24626#comment-512241 Of course all the Pharma report formats are designed to hinder secondary analysis. I'm surprised they didn't use smoke signals to distribute the information. The obvious fix is a government mandate to publish the information in a standard delimited format. The Pharma companies could comply in a day. But that would be too easy. P.S. You know whenever I think government just stinks, it goes and stinks even more... Of course all the Pharma report formats are designed to hinder secondary analysis. I’m surprised they didn’t use smoke signals to distribute the information.

The obvious fix is a government mandate to publish the information in a standard delimited format. The Pharma companies could comply in a day.

But that would be too easy.

P.S. You know whenever I think government just stinks, it goes and stinks even more…

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