Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4165

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Publication type: Journal Article

Ahmad SR.
Crackdown on misleading drug promotion
Lancet 1991; 338:1384-1385

Abstract:

The Food and Drug Administration has been intensifying its monitoring of drug promotion. Recently it has taken action against a number of companies fining them and making them set up remedial campaigns to counter the effect of their advertising.

Keywords:
*news story/United States/FDA/Food and Drug Administration/regulation of promotion/quality of information/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: COMPLIANCE, SANCTIONS, STANDARDS/REGULATION, CODES, GUIDELINES: DIRECT GOVERNMENT REGULATION