On April 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that, when it is decided this spring, will have important repercussions for the practice of medicine. At issue in William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al., Petitioners v. IMS Health Inc., et al.1 is whether detailed information about prescriptions written by doctors, with the doctor identified, can be bought and sold. Currently, this practice is legal in almost every state, and the outcome of Sorrell v. IMS Health will signal whether states may restrict it.2 This is the way it works: Retail pharmacies retain information . . .
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