Global consumption and the challenge to pharmaceutical governance in the United Kingdom

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7507, 2005, Pages 40-42

  Fox, Nick ^a   Ward, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; E-MAIL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNET; LAW; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADVERTIZING; DRUG LEGISLATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVERTISING; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 21444440945     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7507.40     Document Type: Review

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