Violations Trigger Bans On 73 Drug Advertisements
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China's State FDA has released a report on illegal pharmaceutical, medical device and health food advertisements identified during the June to December period of 2008. This report is a compilation of reports sent from local food and drug administrative bodies that covered 24,565 illegal pharmaceutical advertisements, 1,532 illegal medical device advertisements and 15,196 illegal health food advertisements. Ten provinces, including Jilin, Shanxi, and Qinghai, have revoked licenses for a total of 73 advertisements due to their obvious digression from previously approved content. These illegal, highly visible advertisements claimed or guaranteed product results without scientific evidence. In addition, some illegal pharmaceutical or medical device ads seriously deceived or mislead consumers by using patients or medical institutions for product testimony. (Click here for more