1st Circuit Upholds Law Barring Marketers From Using Data on Doctors’ Prescriptions

Posted on Thursday 20 November 2008

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a New Hampshire state law forbidding marketers from using information about doctors’ prescription information that is patient- or prescriber-identifiable for certain commercial purposes. The ruling rejected the argument that the law violated the First Amendment by illegally restricting commercial speech.


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