Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8197

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Publication type: Journal Article

Harrison HE.
Legal aspects of pharmaceutical medicine
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine 1997; 11:(1):42-46

Abstract:

A range of topics with the common theme of legal boundaries in the licensing and supply of medicinal products are discussed, and some of the problems faced by pharmaceutical companies in these areas and topical issues, such as the reorganization of health care and the potential for managed care in the United Kingdom are addressed, including unlicensed medicines, product liability, mail order medicines, competitive practices, market exclusivity, parallel imports, trademarks, and patents.