Drugged Up Payola

Pardon me, but in the olden days it seems this was called payola?:

One practice received $2.7 million for prescribing $9 million worth of Amgen's drug. Critics say the payments could encourage doctors to give out potentially unsafe doses of the drugs, while the companies counter that the money offered is merely a reflection of a competitive marketplace.

Jan and I were taking one of our more rare foray's into commercial television last night and were astounded at the drug commercials. Whatever happened to the good old days when those pushers drug companies weren't allowed to advertise?