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.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news