Doctors Dining Out

So How Many Apples Is This Per Day?

Boston’s restaurant industry will never be in trouble if Pfizer has anything to do with it: The Globe reports that the pharmaceutical giant spent “more than $200,000” on meals for physicians and other health care providers, even though Massachusetts regulations state that such winings-and-dinings must be “modest.” According to the piece, many health professionals prefer to give company-affiliated talks at dinnertime. Shocking! Note to MDs in search of a hot meal: Johnson & Johnson, on the other hand, only spent $3,000 on meals in Massachusetts last year. [Globe]

So How Many Apples Is This Per Day?