Drug companies that make unsuccessful complaints about other companies’ practices face the same fee. The issues raised in the complaints were often highly complex, and many recent complaints included multiple allegations, he said. Fell invited The BMJ’s readers to engage with an ongoing public consultation on proposed changes to the ABPI code and constitution.1Does the self-regulation system work? Novo Nordisk takes “any breach of the ABPI Code extremely seriously,” a company spokesperson told The BMJ. In 2004 most of the complaints were made by drug companies and healthcare professionals, while in 2021 most were anonymous.

Source: The Guardian February 15, 2024 00:02 UTC