The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) is responsible for administering The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s (ABPI) Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry at arm’s length from the ABPI.
The Code covers:
- the promotion of medicines for prescribing to health professionals
- the provision of information to the public about prescription only medicines in the UK.
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8 May 2008
More detailed requirements for pharmaceutical companies’ relationships with patient groups and health professio...
7 April 2008
‘The ABPI Code: Still nifty at fifty?’ campaign is launched today to mark the 50th anniversary of the ABPI ...
7 March 2008
ProStrakan and UCB Pharma are the subjects of advertisements in the medical and pharmaceutical press which high...
Latest Advice
It is a requirement of the Code that promotional material should be sent only to those people whose need for, or interest in, the particular informati...
It is acceptable for companies to arrange advisory board meetings and the like and to pay health professionals and others for advice on subjects re...
Clause 4.10 of the Code states that ‘All promotional material, other than promotional aids, must include prominent information about adverse even...