Take over the drugs giants

A NEW report shows how global pharmaceutical giants use unscrupulous
marketing techniques to influence doctors and persuade consumers that
they are ill. These ultra-profitable corporations use patients’ groups,
student and other means to overcome the ban on advertising to anyone
other than doctors.

17 of the 20 top drugs companies have been involved in offering
incentives such as free samples, kickbacks and gifts to doctors and
other ‘opinion leaders’ to prescribe and promote their products.

The multi-billion pound pharmaceutical industry makes billions of £s
profit selling drugs to the NHS, money that the cash-strapped NHS could
use to carry out much-needed services that are threatened by New
Labour’s cuts.

That’s why we say public ownership and democratic control of the
pharmaceutical industry is needed to plan production to meet the needs
of the people.


Leicester demo

LEICESTER UNISON demonstration against NHS cuts and privatisation

Saturday 8 July, 10am, assembling in Humberstone Gate, Leicester.

Marching past health secretary Patricia Hewitt’s MP’s surgery, so the
people of Leicester can tell her what they think of her policies.


West Midlands march to defend the NHS

Saturday 15 July

Assemble 11am at City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham.

March to rally in Centenary Square at 1pm.

Posters and leaflets can be downloaded from the following websites:
nhssos.org.uk or stokesocialistparty.org.uk