PPC in the News

Maine Voices: Doctors and patients don't have to rely on TV for drug information Physicians have better sources than salesmen and advertisements to guide prescribing choices. By PPC Policy Analyst, Jennifer Reck, in the Portland Press Herald August 31, 2010 (PDF, 156 KB)

Look at the Maine Voices op ed about kids and psychotropic drugs, written by PPC Executive Director Ann Woloson and University of Maine at Farmington intern Chris Jones, in the Portland Press Herald May 28, 2010

Download an article from HealthLeaders Interstudy (PDF, 156 KB) that includes information about PPC's role in promoting academic detailing in New England April 23, 2010

Read Ann Woloson's interview about predatory marketing in BU Today November 13, 2009

Learn about PPC's prescriber education efforts in Healthcare Finance News November 6, 2009

 

PPC Newsletter: Perspectives

The Spring/Summer 2010 issue of the PPC Newsletter is now available to read online or to download Perspectives: Spring/Summer 2010 (PDF,531 KB)

The Winter 2010 issue of the PPC newsletter, Perspectives, is now available to read online or download:Perspectives: Winter 2010 (PDF, 363 KB)

The Summer/Fall 2009 issue of the PPC newsletter, Perspectives, is now available to read online or download:Perspectives Summer/Fall 2009 (PDF, 413 KB)

Download the Winter 2009 issue of the PPC newsletter: Perspectives Winter 2009 (PDF, 764 KB)

 

Recent PPC News

Portland Press Herald Op Ed
August 31, 2010

PPC Supports FDA's New Drug Advertising Standards
PPC News
July 1 , 2010

PPC Featured at MeHAF 10th Anniversary Event
PPC News
April 5, 2010

PPC Cited in New AARP Report on Academic Detailing
PPC News
January 19, 2010

PPC Executive Director Discusses Prescriber Education on Maine TV Program
PPC News
December 14, 2009

PPC Presents "Antidote" to Aggressive Drug Industry Marketing at APHA Meeting
PPC News
November 9, 2009

PPC Presents on Maine's Predatory Marketing Law at NLARx Meeting
PPC News
November 6, 2009

Two Maine NonProfits Team Up On “A NEW KIND OF HOUSE CALL”
PPC News
November 2, 2009

PPC Cosponsors Legal Conference
PPC News
October 9, 2009

PPC Collaborates with Consumer Reports Health Best Buy Drugs™
PPC News
September 1, 2009

MAINE VOICES Maine taking lead in helping doctors learn what's best for patients
Originally published in Portland Press Herald
August 6, 2009

PPC Executive Director weighs in on PhRMA’s plan to lower the cost of drugs for Medicare beneficiaries
Originally published on Fosters.com
July 26, 2009

PPC Executive Director Presents at National Conference of State Legislatures' Legislative Summit
PPC News
July 24, 2009

PPC Executive Director Participates in Health Care Reform Listening Session
PPC News
July 3, 2009

PPC Legal Director Honored
PPC News
June 18, 2009

Maine Passes Predatory Marketing Ban Law
PPC News
June 1, 2009

PPC Policy Analyst to Advise Maine’s Prescriber Education Effort
PPC News
May 14, 2009