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Eli Lilly: Yet Again, One Small Step Ahead of Congress

Source: Wall Street Journal health blog, September 24, 2008

The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced that it will begin reporting

its payments to doctors in late 2009, using an online database. But the

disclosure is limited to payments of more than $500 made for giving talks or

advice to the company; payments for other services or gifts will not be

included. Payments made before 2009 will also not be disclosed. Eli Lilly

president and CEO Lechleiter explained the move by stating, " We've learned

that letting people see for themselves what we're doing is the best way to build

trust. " In mid-2007, as the U.S. Senate Finance Committee was investigating drug

company grants to patient groups, Eli Lilly began disclosing its grants to U.S.

nonprofit groups and educational institutions. Its new registry of payments to

doctors comes as Congress considers the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The

bill would require disclosure of any drug company payment to doctors of more

than $25, whether the payment was for food, travel, entertainment, gifts,

consulting fees or any other purpose.

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