Practice Area
Health and Pharmaceutical Law
Health law governs the relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional, the conditions under which medical intervention is lawful, and the liability arising from healthcare services. As Günser + Partners, we represent the parties in medical malpractice allegations, advise healthcare institutions, and provide services concerning compliance with pharmaceutical and medical device legislation.
Scope of Services
The matters we handle within the framework of the relevant provisions of the Turkish Code of Obligations and the Turkish Penal Code, together with the Regulation on Patient Rights and healthcare legislation:
- Patient rights and disputes arising from the patient–physician relationship
- Actions for pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation due to medical malpractice
- The obligation of informed consent and legal review of consent forms
- Liability of private hospitals and medical centres
- Full remedy actions against the acts and operations of public hospitals
- Liability under contracts for work in aesthetic procedures
- Disputes arising from dental practice
- Criminal liability and disciplinary proceedings concerning healthcare professionals
- Organ and tissue transplantation and assisted reproductive treatments
- Health tourism contracts and relationships with foreign patients
- Protection of health data and patient confidentiality
- Pharmaceutical licensing, pricing and reimbursement processes
- Clinical trials and pharmacovigilance obligations
- Legislation on medical devices, cosmetic products and food supplements
- Conditions and limits of lawfulness of medical intervention
- Promotion and advertising rules for medicinal products and medical devices
- Product liability in medicinal products and medical devices
- Pharmacy and pharmaceutical warehouse operations and objections to Ministry of Health decisions
Under Construction
Detailed content for this practice area — frequently encountered disputes and how the process is conducted — is being prepared. The scope of services above is current; you are welcome to consult us about your matter in this area in the meantime.
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