{"id":180163,"date":"2022-04-19T18:54:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=180163"},"modified":"2022-04-19T18:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:24:48","slug":"code-for-medical-devices-welcomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/code-for-medical-devices-welcomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Code for medical devices welcomed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Pharmaceuticals(DoP) has <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published a draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices(UCMDMP)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the purpose of the <\/b><b>Draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP)<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The code is intended to be a voluntary code with the aim to regulate fair marketing practices in the Medical Device industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Need: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This code was needed as the Medical devices industry is characteristically different from pharmaceuticals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore a separate code for medical devices was much needed to accurately capture the ethical marketing practice requirements for the medical device sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are the key provisions of the <\/b><b>code?<\/b><\/h5>\n<h6><b>Allows for more collaboration with <\/b><b>medical professionals<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The code permits medical devices companies to collaborate with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical professionals <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for activities such as consulting services, clinical studies and research, participation in company-conducted training and continued medical education sessions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b>Bars Gifts to Medical Professionals<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an aim to ensure that medical professionals are not being bribed by the medical devices industry to promote their products, the code has clarified that no gifts, advantages or benefits would be provided to doctors or their families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These gifts of entertainment and recreational activities include theatre, live comedy or musicals, sporting events, golf, skiing, cruises, spas, or vacation trips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, companies will be allowed to occasionally provide modest, appropriate educational items to doctors that benefit patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Code for medical devices welcomed<\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in<\/span><b> The Hindu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on<\/span><b> 18th April 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Department of Pharmaceuticals(DoP) has published a draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices(UCMDMP). What is the purpose of the Draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP)? 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