Expanded International Code
September 10, 2012
THIS month the International
Federation of Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers and
Associations’ new expanded Code
of Practice went into effect
worldwide (PD 23 Mar).
In addition to addressing
interactions, the Code now also
includes high-level guiding
principles for practice, a clear
distinction between gifts,
promotional aids and items of
medical utility, guidance for
supporting continuing
medical education, and a provision
on disclosure of clinical trials
information.
The Code also provides guidance
for filing complaints and prohibits
preapproval promotional activities
for pharmaceutical products,
company-sponsored entertainment
at events, and providing or offering
personal gifts to healthcare
professionals.
MEANWHILE Medicines Australia
has responded to the
implementation of the Code by
saying that “Australian consumers
can be confident that the standards
of ethical conduct and transparency
demanded by the Medicines
Australia Code of Conduct far
exceed those of other countries”.
Speaking in the wake of the
Code’s release, Medicines Australia
CEO Dr Brendan Shaw said “The
expanded global Code is a positive
step forward, it articulates highlevel
principles that hold
companies to a high standard of
ethical conduct”.
“It also imposes new
requirements that have been in
place in Australia for many years,
such as banning personal gifts and
the provision of entertainment at
educational events,” Shaw said.
“The global Code underscores
how much further ahead of most
countries Australia is in this
regard,” he added.
To view the expanded IFPMA
Code CLICK HERE.
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