Advertisements in Medical Journals
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Sir,?I am tired of advertisements. To pick up genuine things from heaps of rubbish has become very difficult. I find advertisements of new medicine from new mushroom firms daily. Naturally all cannot be relied upon. So be pleased to inform the public whether the advertisements regarding medicines that are found in the Indian Medical Gazette or in other journals are genuine, reliable and can be safely prescribed, and whether they are given permission by Government or any other authentic body to advertise
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