Tag Archives: Medicines Australia

Open letter to Mark Butler on “weak, dysfunctional and inconsistent” regulation of health industry marketing

September 11, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Following on from previous posts, here is another letter to Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, from Ken Harvey today (and copied to Graeme Samuel at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission).
Will he get a response this time?
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Dear Mr Butler,
Re: Media release, 8 September 2008, “Ethical Promotion of Therapeutic Goods”
I have written [...]

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More on Sigma, cruising, and product promotions

July 9, 2009 – 9:04 pm

Further to the post below re Ken Harvey’s concerns about Sigma, cruises, and product promotion….the ceo of the Generic Medicines Industry Association, Kate Lynch, has advised Harvey that:
“…under the requirements of the Therapeutic Goods Act (1989), the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code (2007) and as stipulated in the Therapeutic Good Administration’s letter of marketing approval, Sponsor [...]

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When is an ad not an ad?

June 8, 2009 – 2:15 pm

On Friday, April 17, a Pfizer advertisement told readers of the West Australian newspaper: “If you are taking multiple medicines for conditions such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, there are combination options that can reduce the number of tablets you take. And the amount of money you pay.”
The advertisement had a section for [...]

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Some questions for Pfizer… and a prize for someone

April 22, 2009 – 9:49 am

On Friday, April 17, a Pfizer advertisement told readers of the West Australian newspaper: “If you are taking multiple medicines for conditions such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, there are combination options that can reduce the number of tablets you take. And the amount of money you pay.”
The advertisement had a section for [...]

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