November 18, 2008 - A New Hampshire law preventing use of individually-identified prescriber information for drug marketing was upheld today by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The decision also will be precedent in a lawsuit that affects a Maine law that had been initially overturned by the Federal District Court.

"This is a groundbreaking and important decision," said Sharon Treat, and Maine State Representative and Executive Director of the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices (NLARx) which has championed this legislation and drafted a model bill in collaboration with the Prescription Project, based in Boston. 

• NLARx Press Release
• NLARx/ Prescription Project Model Prescription Record Privacy Act
• Prescription Project Fact Sheet on Datamining
• Appeals Court Decision in IMS v. Ayotte
• Associated Press: NH Prescription Privacy Law Upheld
• New York Times: Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law 
• Wall Street Journal Health Blog: New Hampshire Prevails on Law Guarding Prescription Privacy
• NH Public Radio: Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Prescription Privacy