To mark forty years since the Medicines Act (1968) doctors, scientists, nurses, patients, professional societies, journal editors, patient groups and other members of the public are providing compelling stories about why evidence-based medicine mattered then and matters now.

This opinion board is hosted set up by Sense About Science and was launched on Saturday 25th October 2008, 40 years after the Medicines Act was passed into law in the wake of the thalidomide tragedy. Scientific and medical bodies have also been encouraged to share and explain their view on evidence-based medicine with a wider public.



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