YAKUGAI Ombudsperson "Medwatcher Japan" is the private medical supply supervisory system.
2006-05-08
Direct-To-Consumers (DTC) advertisements on medicine, which require prescriptions, are not allowed in most countries including Japan. Exceptions are the US and New Zealand, where harmful effects of DTC advertisements is also pointed out.
In April 2006,we sent a public comment to the government of New Zealand, supporting the need to regulate such ads.
YAKUGAI Ombudsperson "Medwatcher Japan" Tie-up group
160-0022 Tokyo Shinjuku Ward Shinjuku 1-14-4 AM building
TEL : 03（3350）0607 FAX : 03（5363）7080
Mail : info@yakugai.gr.jp
Our members have other regular jobs and volunteer their services free of charge. Our secretariat also serves as part-time basis, and we are currently in the process of facilitating the secretariat function. Therefore, please note that due to limited resources, we might not be able to respond to each inquiry on specific medicine. Thank you for your understanding.
