PHAP is cognizant of its role in public health arising from its provision of pharmaceutical or biological products intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans and all devices that are used for administration of ethical products; and

Affirming its objective of promoting and supporting continuous development throughout the pharmaceutical industry of ethical principles and practices hereby voluntarily pledges to abide faithfully with both the letter and spirit of the Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices.

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Ethics Committee

Ethics Committee Chair Reiner Gloor leads this busy committee tasked in overseeing the implementation of the Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices. Major changes took place upon Chair Gloor’s recommendation to create a committee with members coming from outside the industry.

PHAP believes this is a step in the right direction for Members to attain a good sense of ethical responsibility.

 

2008 CIRCULARS

July 24, 2008

Circular No. 023-08

To : All PHAP Members
Subject : Health & Lifestyle Magazine

It has been observed that some pharmaceutical companies are advertising prescription products in the Health & Lifestyle Magazine. Please note that H&L magazines are available in National Bookstores, Mercury Drug and other newsstands nationwide contrary to the belief that this magazine is being distributed to healthcare professionals only.

H&L is not a medical journal and therefore, advertisement of prescription products therein would constitute a breach of Sec. 4.8 - Lay Media Advertising and Sec. 15 – Communications with the General Public, specifically Guideline #3(a).

We urge those concerned to discontinue advertising prescription products in H&L.

Thank you for your cooperation and support of the PHAP Code.

Best regards,

Reiner W. Gloor
PHAP Ethics Committee Chairman

 

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