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The Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine, is focused on encouraging physicians, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders to think and talk about medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances can cause harm. Just this week, the leaders behind this initiative added a number of do's and don'ts to their growing list.

We only have to take a brief look back to see that 10 years ago, most specialty drugs were injectable agents used to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and growth disorders. Today, the list of agents that is considered specialty includes many oral drugs and even some inhaled agents. In just more than 2 decades, the specialty drug market place has grown substantially.

Starting in September 2014, members of the public will be able to access a searchable database containing information about gifts and payments that pharmaceutical companies have given to physicians.