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Home » Issues » Consumer Protection » Prescribed Products
Prescribed ProductsThe Attorney General is responsible for enforcing Vermont’s consumer protection and disclosure laws concerning prescribed products. “Prescribed products” refers to:
The Vermont Attorney General Office has placed special emphasis on ensuring that prescribed products, especially prescription drugs, are sold to consumers in a competitive and fair manner. The Attorney General has accomplished this through:
Prescription Drug Price Finder Compare the cost of your prescription drugs in various pharmacies in your area by using the prescription drug price finder maintained by the Attorney General’s Office. The Attorney General’s Office has investigated and prosecuted allegations of anticompetitive conduct and violations of consumer protection laws by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, including, for example:
Marketing Expenditures Reports The Vermont Attorney General is responsible for collecting and reporting on the marketing expenditures paid by manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices to Vermont health care providers. The office has been collecting data and publishing reports regarding pharmaceutical marketing since July 2002. Manufacturers must now also report expenditures for the marketing of biological products and medical devices, starting with the year July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; the Attorney General’s Office will release its report on those expenditures in early 2011.
As directed by the Legislature in 2009, the Attorney General conducted an inquiry into the advisability of requiring disclosure of manufacturers’ distribution of free samples of prescribed products. The Attorney General’s report was issued on January 15, 2010. Report of the Vermont Attorney General on the Advisability of Requiring Disclosure of Free Samples Distributed by Manufacturers of Prescribed Products to Vermont Health Care Providers
Pharmaceutical Marketer Price Disclosure Law Vermont's Pharmaceutical Marketer Price Disclosure law, 18 V.S.A. § 4633, requires pharmaceutical marketers to provide doctors with comparative price information, so that doctors can take cost into consideration when prescribing drugs within a therapeutic class. The Vermont Attorney General has issued a Guide on how to comply with the law, model forms (short form and long form), and Frequently Asked Questions. |
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