Sunday, August 23, 2020

4 years on, promised mandatory pharma ethics code elusive

The code aims to end unethical practices like companies bribing
doctors in cash or kind to prescribe their medicines. On Friday, the
secretary held a meeting with industry associations. The minutes of
the last meeting on February 17 recorded that he "showed his
displeasure at the status of implementation of UCPMP". None of these
meetings included civil society groups representing patient interests.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/4-years-on-promised-mandatory-pharma-ethics-code-elusive/articleshow/77713944.cms

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