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by aladoc99 2335 days ago
Drug reps in the US quit giving away pens and coffee mugs in the US in 2008, in accord with PhRMA rules (that's the drug manufacturers' association/lobby). They got to say it was improved ethics, but it was also a mutual disarmament agreement of sorts. "We'll stop giving out sticky pads if you will."