In many European countries, medicines promotion is governed by voluntary codes of practice administered by the pharmaceutical industry under its own system of self-regulation. Involvement of industry organizations in policing promotion has been proposed to deter illicit conduct, but few detailed studies on self-regulation have been carried out to date. The objective of this study was to examine the evidence for promotion and self-regulation in the UK and Sweden, two countries frequently cited as examples of effective self-regulation.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/complaints-complainants-and-rulings-regarding-drug-promotion-united-kingdom-and
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001785
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anna-v-zetterqvist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juan-merlo
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shai-mulinari
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drug-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sweden
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-personnel
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
