UK: Crack Down On Drug Advertising
CategoriesPharmaceutical industry advertising is to be policed following concerns raised by MPs, the government says. But ministers stopped short of a fundamental overhaul of the drugs regulator after April's Health Select Committee questioned its independence.
Health Minister Jane Kennedy said the pharmaceutical industry was of enormous importance - it is the third most profitable market after tourism and finance - to Britain.
"It is in all of our interests that the industry maintains its currently strong position."
posted by Sepp Hasslberger on Sunday September 4 2005
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