Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7652

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Publication type: Journal Article

Vivian JC.
Federal limits on gifts from pharmaceutical companies
US Pharmacist 2002; 27:(11):96-98,101

Abstract:

An overview of a new compliance guideline issued 30 September 2002 by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services entitled OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, which targets marketing activities routinely employed by pharmaceutical companies to influence physicians’ prescribing habits, is presented, and maintenance of the integrity of data used to establish government reimbursement, enforcement of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987, which governs the distribution of drug samples and forbids their sale, and various aspects of relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and health care professionals are considered.