Fraud and Abuse Update: A New PhRMA Code, Recent Investigations and Revisiting Our Favorite Issues

Event Details

Monday, September 29, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Jennifer Downs Burgar and Meredith A. Mlynar

The Recently Revised PhRMA Code (Mlynar) 

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  New Restrictions
  -Meals
  -Gifts
  -Speaker Programs and Speaker Training Meetings


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  New Support
  -CME
  -Third-Party Educational and/or Professional Meetings


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  Use of Prescriber Data – Will You Need New Policies?


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  Sales Representative Training – What They Need to Know


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  Increasing Adherence to the Code — Introduction of the Certification Program  

New State Laws (Burgar) 

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  Washington, D.C. – Pharmaceutical Detailing


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  Nevada – A Company Marketing Code and Training


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  Massachusetts – A New State Code and Gift Limitations


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  A brief review of the other, existing state laws 

Revisiting “Favorite” Issues

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  A review of recurring compliance issues.


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  Consideration of how the revised PhRMA Code impacts those issues.

Georgia CLE credit has been applied for. Cost is $200 per site.