Can pharmaceutical companies host meetings at country embassy offices?
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Events/Meetings and Hospitality
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Types of Events/Meetings
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Events/Meetings held Outside the UK
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Events/Meetings Organised by Affiliates Outside the UK
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Certification and Examination of Events/Meetings
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Health Professionals’ Standards of Conduct
- Clause 10.1 (22.1) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Meetings and Courses
- Clause 10.4 (18.3) Pens/Pencils and Notepads
- Clause 10.7 (22.2) Maximum Cost of Subsistence
- Clause 10.8 (22.3) Payment of Room Rental
- Clause 10.9 (22.4) Sponsorship and Reports of Events/Meetings
- Clause 10.10 (22.5) Support of Individual Health Professionals/Other Relevant Decision Makers to attend Events/Meetings
- Clause 10.11 (New) Sponsorship to Healthcare Organisations, Institutions and Other Organisations
The use of any venue has to meet the requirements of the Code. There should be valid and cogent reasons for using the venue. In addition it should be the educational content and not the venue which is the draw to the meeting, which in this instance may not be so.
Clause 10 provides further information on events/meetings and hospitality