Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4290
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Publication type: news
Re: the promotion of Festal
1991 Oct
Abstract:
In the Philippines Hoechst is marketing Festal, a combination of ox bile/lipase/amylase/protease/hemicellulase, for the treatment of various disturbances of digestion. The scientific literature does not support the use of this product for any of these indications.
Keywords:
*analysis/Philippines/developing countries/Festal/quality of information/Hoechst/MaLAM/Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing/PROMOTION AND HEALTH NEEDS: PROMOTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
