• Raise the issue

at your own institution, hospital, or practice. Voice your displeasure about drug company sponsored lunches and conferences. Talk to your Department Chair, Program Director, or Medical Director. Cite
the evidence that pharmaceutical promotion works, and often does not promote good practice.  If
you see reps flouting policies at your hospital or practice (e.g., accessing off-limit areas, cornering residents or students, leaving materials (or gifts) behind where they shouldn't, let someone know
about it. If you attend drug lunches, ask for evidence.  If you must eat, avoid uncooked fish; and
please, no pens (if it's pens you need, please let us know).  Encourage residents to do the same. 
Your role modeling-- particularly regarding the non-acceptance and non-usage of gifts--can go a
long way. Talk to your office staff (who are a major target of drug reps); explain to them why this
is not a trivial issue, and why they too should just say no!

• Counter-detail! 

Hold your own lunches; provide, in addition to food, articles and information about drug company influence.  We can provide you with the evidence, as well as pens, buttons, and even coffee mugs
for this purpose.

• Give talks  

Noon conferences, Grand Rounds, whatever . See our ready-to-use downloadable slide presentation
(also available on CD-Rom).

• Write

to any medical organizations to which you belong (and even to those you don't); let them know how
you feel about pharmaceutical company funding and participation at their meetings.

• Tell us  

what you're doing; give us suggestions; help others do the same.  You can make a big difference!

• Join  

No Free Lunch .  Add your voice to ours!