HP Forum Archive 18

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OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #1 Posted by DaveJ on 23 Dec 2008, 9:36 p.m. Just stumbled upon this rather nifty transparent touch panel calculator: http://www.busytrade.com/common/image.php?file=538841 Only a 4-banger, but pretty jazzy. Dave.

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #2 Posted by Michael Meyer on 23 Dec 2008, 10:32 p.m., in response to message #1 by DaveJ I have several. Drug company calculators. Some are partially filled with liquid!

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #3 Posted by V-PN on 24 Dec 2008, 5:05 a.m., in response to message #2 by Michael Meyer stay out of drugs!!

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #4 Posted by Michael Meyer on 24 Dec 2008, 10:14 a.m., in response to message #3 by V-PN Drug companies in the U.S. are going to stop giving out any pens, toys, etc. with brand names. Those drug logo calculators, etc., will be no longer be allowed after January 1, 2009.

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #5 Posted by V-PN on 24 Dec 2008, 4:06 p.m., in response to message #4 by Michael Meyer Is it already 1st of April?

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #6 Posted by Hal Bitton in Boise on 24 Dec 2008, 7:55 p.m., in response to message #4 by Michael Meyer Quote: Those drug logo calculators, etc., will be no longer be allowed after January 1, 2009. Good to hear. I worked in a military hospital my last years in the AF, and when the drug reps came to town, I couldn't believe the stuff they gave away...tables full of it...mugs, cups, writing tablets, pens, pencils, three ring binders, mousepads........ And you know who pays for all that stuff. Regards, Hal

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #7 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 24 Dec 2008, 10:48 p.m., in response to message #6 by Hal Bitton in Boise My wife used to be a tradeshow coordinator, and I visited her once when she was helping with a medical devices tradeshow. I could NOT believe how much stuff they gave away. I mean, full-on suitcases full of stuff. Backpacks, notebooks, fancy calculators, small cameras, MP3 players, etc. I have never seen so much swag given away than at that conference, and I hear it's the same for all medical industry tradeshows... Unbelievable. Thanks, Bruce

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #8 Posted by BruceH on 26 Dec 2008, 12:45 p.m., in response to message #7 by Bruce Bergman Once, I was waiting at my doctor's surgery when a bloke came in and asked the receptionist if he could see doctor so-and-so. "Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked. "It's alright, I'm a reptile" came the response. He didn't have a suitcase full of freebies but he did have a nice suit. :-)

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #9 Posted by Michael Meyer on 26 Dec 2008, 1:42 p.m., in response to message #6 by Hal Bitton in Boise Now, I'll be watching to see if the price of medicines goes down without the pens.... I'm not holding my breath.

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #10 Posted by sjthomas on 24 Dec 2008, 8:20 p.m., in response to message #4 by Michael Meyer Quote: Drug companies in the U.S. are going to stop giving out any pens, toys, etc. with brand names. Those drug logo calculators, etc., will be no longer be allowed after January 1, 2009. Could you provide a source for this, please?

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #11 Posted by Michael Meyer on 25 Dec 2008, 12:03 p.m., in response to message #10 by sjthomas Yes, here is the link to the new guidelines issued by the pharmaceutical industry: http://www.phrma.org/files/PhRMA%20Marketing%20Code%202008.pdf It includes lots of new changes and restrictions, but you'll note that the "giveaways" will be gone. Michael

Re: OT: Touch Panel Calculator Message #12 Posted by sjthomas on 26 Dec 2008, 6:23 p.m., in response to message #11 by Michael Meyer It's just a voluntary code. There is no legal authority to make the giveaway of these trinkets not "allowed." I doubt we'll see much in the way of changes. (Full disclosure: I am a health care practitioner, who happens to receive the occasional disposable pen, and not much more. But we'll see . . .) Edited: 26 Dec 2008, 6:26 p.m.

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