Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5729

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Publication type: Journal Article

Chirac P.
Control of drug advertising in France: a poor example
Prescrire International 1994; 3:(13):145-147

Abstract:

Drug advertisements aimed at health professionals are, in theory, vetted after their first publication. This article describes how these controls function in practice and discuss their limitations.

Keywords:
*analysis/France/promotional literature/doctors/regulation of promotion/preclearance of advertisements/ enforcement pyramid/la revue Prescrire/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: COMPLIANCE, SANCTIONS, STANDARDS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: DIRECT GOVERNMENT REGULATION