BUKO Pharma-Kampagne
BUKO Pharma-Kampagne is an independent organization based in Bielefeld, Germany, which watches over the marketing practices of German pharmaceutical companies.
It has gained wider recognition after being described in a bestselling novel, The Constant Gardener by John le Carré. BUKO was mentioned explicitly in the author's afterword as a real counterpart to the novel's fictitious Hippo organisation (also based in Bielefeld, Germany).
BUKO is partially financed by the European Union and mostly by private supporters.
See also
- The Constant Gardener – the movie (2005) by Fernando Meirelles
- World Health Organization Research Ethics Review Committee
References
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