Pfizer Night at Boston Billiards

To the Editor: One morning I came across an announcement on a bulletin board in the emergency department to the effect that “Pfizer Night returns . . . at Boston Billiards.” The small poster proclaimed: “Come meet the new Pfizer representatives . . . not to mention . . . Rack 'em up & Toss...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 337; no. 2; p. 134
Main Author Sharfstein, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 10.07.1997
Subjects
Advertising as Topic
Drug Industry
Ethics, Medical
Marketing of Health Services
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Summary:To the Editor: One morning I came across an announcement on a bulletin board in the emergency department to the effect that “Pfizer Night returns . . . at Boston Billiards.” The small poster proclaimed: “Come meet the new Pfizer representatives . . . not to mention . . . Rack 'em up & Toss 'em down.” A few weeks later, at a noontime conference, a Pfizer salesperson invited residents in my pediatrics training program to a repeat of Pfizer Night. He explained that Pfizer paid for billiard-table time (“rack 'em up”) and drinks (“toss 'em down”) for doctors who . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199707103370216