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In the [[United States]], the [[Food and Drug Administration]] provides regulation: | In the [[United States]], the [[Food and Drug Administration]] provides regulation: | ||
* The [http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm090142.htm Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications] (DDMAC) regulates direct-to-consumer advertising. | * The [http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm090142.htm Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications] (DDMAC) regulates direct-to-consumer advertising. | ||
* The [http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/default.cfm Orange Book] summarizes evaluations of therapeutic equivalence for [[generic drug]]s. | |||
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Revision as of 10:46, 30 December 2010
In health care, the drug industry (or pharmaceutical industry) is "that segment of commercial enterprise devoted to the design, development, and manufacture of chemical products for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, disability, or other dysfunction, or to improve function."[1] The chemical products may be medications.
Marketing
Marketing by drug industry can influence prescribing by health care providers.[2] This may lead to conflict of interest for health care providers if they are compensated during marketing.
Regulation
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration provides regulation:
- The Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) regulates direct-to-consumer advertising.
- The Orange Book summarizes evaluations of therapeutic equivalence for generic drugs.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Drug industry (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Spurling GK, Mansfield PR, Montgomery BD, Lexchin J, Doust J, et al. 2010 Information from Pharmaceutical Companies and the Quality, Quantity, and Cost of Physicians' Prescribing: A Systematic Review. PLoS Med 7(10): e1000352. DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000352