The Regulation regarding the Promotion Activities of Medicinal Products for Human Use published in the Official Gazette dated August 26, 2011 and numbered 28037) provides for the requirements with respect to promotion activity for the rational use of medicinal products for human use. The promotion activity includes the information provided to doctors, dentists and pharmacists regarding the use of medicinal products and their side effects.

Exclusive of international congresses held in Turkey, officially unauthorized medicinal products for human use may not be advertised to members of the health profession. Promotion may not cause risky situations, or be encouraging or misleading. The promotion activity may not materially provide benefits to the members of health profession. In the case of any violation of promotion activities, certificates granted by the Ministry of Health may be revoked and violating employees may not participate in other certificate programmes even if hired by another company.