Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3634

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Publication type: Journal Article

Williams JD.
Editorial
Health Horizons 1988 May; (4):2

Abstract:

The World Health Organization’s Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion is unnecessary and inappropriate since the IFPMA code works well in practice and is better designed to achieve the principles underlying the WHO Ethical Criteria and they will not do anything to improve the supply of medicines and their proper use in developing countries.

Keywords:
*editorial/IFPMA/WHO/Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion/International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations/World Health Organization/regulation of promotion/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: INDUSTRY/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: INTERNATIONAL CODES