title: The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 1988 (No. 1 of 1988), 3 March 1988.
abstract: Among other things, this Act provides that "no person shall by way of advertisement publish or cause to be published in relation to any drug or service, descriptive matter calculated to lead to the use of that drug or service" for the purpose of terminating or influencing the course of human pregnancy or for any purpose related to human sexual intercourse.  Exceptions are made when authorized by the Sierra Leone Pharmacy Board and for use by persons whose profession calls for a knowledge of drugs or for application for a patent.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000329:Advertising; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D003075:Coitus; D003142:Communication; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008402:Mass Media; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012098:Reproduction; D012807:Sierra Leone; D013812:Therapeutics
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Coitus; Communication; Developing Countries; Drugs; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Legislation; Marketing; Mass Media; Promotion--legal aspects; Reproduction; Sierra Leone; Treatment; Western Africa