Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1550

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Publication type: Journal Article

Mansfield PR.
MaLAM, a medical lobby for appropriate marketing of pharmaceuticals.
Med J Aust 1997 Dec 1-15; 167:(11-12):590-2
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/xmas/mansfield/mansfield.html

Abstract:

The Lancet has published 11 pieces about the work of the Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing (MaLAM), including three in 1996.1-3 At the international level, MaLAM has become a prominent forum for feedback from health professionals to the pharmaceutical industry regarding the scientific justification of promotional claims.4 More recently, MaLAM has expanded this role in the Australian setting. However, many Australian health professionals know little of this international organisation, based in Adelaide, South Australia.5 Here is the story of how one medical student’s idea became an international institution.