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Article L5122-10 of the French Public Health Code

Free samples of medicinal products may only be given to persons authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-house pharmacies at their request.

These samples may not contain substances classified as psychotropic or narcotic, or to which the narcotic regulations apply in whole or in part.

They must be identical to the pharmaceutical specialities concerned and bear the words “free sample”.

Samples may not be given directly to the public for promotional purposes, nor may they be given in areas accessible to the public at medical or pharmaceutical conferences.

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Article L5122-10

Des échantillons gratuits de médicaments ne peuvent être remis aux personnes habilitées à prescrire ou à dispenser des médicaments dans le cadre des pharmacies à usage intérieur que sur leur demande.

Ces échantillons ne peuvent contenir des substances classées comme psychotropes ou stupéfiants, ou auxquelles la réglementation des stupéfiants est appliquée en tout ou partie.

Ils doivent être identiques aux spécialités pharmaceutiques concernées et porter la mention : “échantillon gratuit”.

Leur remise directe au public à des fins promotionnelles ainsi que leur remise dans les enceintes accessibles au public à l’occasion de congrès médicaux ou pharmaceutiques est interdite.

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