# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Regulation 286: Material relating to diagnosis


(1) A person may not publish an advertisement relating to a medicinal product that states, or implies, that a medical consultation or surgical operation is unnecessary.
(2) A person may not, in particular, publish an advertisement relating to a medicinal product that offers to provide a diagnosis or suggest a treatment by post or by means of an electronic communications network within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003.
(3) A person may not publish an advertisement relating to a medicinal product that might, by a description or detailed representation of a case history, lead to erroneous self-diagnosis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/286 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-286
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