Bonviva goes Osdura?
Just a little entertainment on my part: Roche Netherlands, the pharmaceutical company producing Bonviva, has received an email from me regarding my dismay about the name. I have requested them to get back to me on that matter.
Whilst googling for their address I discovered that Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Nederland BV and Aventis Pharma BV with the collective name: “de Alliance”, have sued Roche for their misleading advertisements concerning this particular product. (Dutch speakers can consult the link). They won the lawsuit as Roche was not allowed to claim that the Bonviva "Builds bones". To spice things up a little more I have forwarded my complaint to "de Alliance".
According to the Gedragscode Geneesmiddelenreclame, the Dutch code of conduct concerning advertising medicines, it seems I too have a case as the name is misleading. Let's see what their response is.
Watch this space for more!
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1 comment:
Hoi Aisha,
Ik moest na onderstaande tekst meteen aan jouw blog over de naam van dat medicijn denken.
Liefs, Merel
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Best,
Wendi Aarons
Austin , TX
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