# E-DRUG: Medicines promotion on Internet

**URL:** <https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-medicines-promotion-on-internet/1016>\
**Category:** e-drug\
**Created:** [June 30, 1997, 10:04am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-medicines-promotion-on-internet/1016 "1997-06-30T10:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alan\_W\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Alan\_W\_Davidson](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Alan_W_Davidson)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 1997, 10:04am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-medicines-promotion-on-internet/1016/1 "1997-06-30T10:04:03Z")

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E-drug: Medicines promotion on Internet  
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(copied from the FIPlist)

Dear Colleagues,

If you are a long time member of the FIPList you will remember my  
email about a WHO Resolution on the Promotion and Sale of  
medicines on the Internet.

I understand that there is to be a consultation meeting in Geneva  
to consider what action WHO should take on this matter.  
For once you, as individuals, have an opportunity to become  
involved.

I want to prepare a document for the meeting and need some help  
from you. What are your views about the whole situation -  
marketing, ordering etc of medicines which may be sold legally  
(or not) by someone in one country and supplied to a customer in  
another where such sale may be unlawful? Do you have any  
realistic proposals about corrective action?

There is also the question of mail order although the WHO concern  
seems to be more towards the sale of medicines without a  
prescription.

Please let me have feedback so that I can put the widest possible  
view to WHO.

Regards,

Alan W Davidson  
General Secretary, FIP  
Email: a.davidson@fip.nl

--- Note from the moderator:

The 50th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution in May 1997  
asking WHO to study the potential problems of medicines promotion  
in the Internet.