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Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4375

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Publication type: Journal Article

McGregor A.
Pharmaceutical industry to be taken to task
Lancet 1992; 339:1103-1104


Abstract:

Health Action International has released a new publication “Promoting Health or Pushing Drugs” which is critical of the marketing practices of the pharmaceutical industry. Among the issues the booklet deals with are: direct to consumer advertising, industry self-regulation and more independent source of drug information.

Keywords:
*news story/HAI/Health Action International/regulation of promotion/DTCA/direct to consumer advertising/consumer groups/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION

 

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