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Principles And Guidelines

Read more about PhRMA's principles and guidelines for the following areas:

PhRMA Principles on Interactions with Patient Organizations
Biopharmaceutical companies share many common interests with patient organizations including, most importantly, a common commitment to patients and shared mission to discover cures and fight disease. In our joint mission of innovation and service to patients and caregivers, companies frequently work together with patient organizations to sponsor research, provide educational and support services for patients, and award grants to benefit the mission of patient groups.
Code on Interactions With Healthcare Professionals
Ethical relationships with healthcare professionals are critical to our mission of helping patients by developing and marketing new medicines. An important part of achieving this mission is ensuring that healthcare professionals have the latest, most accurate information available regarding prescription medicines, which play an ever-increasing role in patient healthcare. This revised, strengthened Code focuses on our interactions with healthcare professionals that relate to the marketing of our products.
Clinical Trials
The development of new therapies to treat disease and improve quality of life is a long and complex process. A critical part of that process is clinical research, the study of pharmaceutical product on humans.
Direct to Consumer Advertising
Given the progress that continues to be made in society's battle against disease, patients are seeking more information about medical problems and potential treatments so they can better understand their health care options and communicate effectively with their physicians.
Code on Business Ethics
PhRMA supports the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Mexico City Principles for Voluntary Codes of Business Ethics in the Biopharmaceutical Sector. These principles address healthcare and patient focus, integrity, independence, legitimate intent and transparency.
Health Outcomes Research
PhRMA supports the development of high quality information about patients’ medical treatment options. Empowering patients and physicians with high quality information will help ensure that our health system efficiently delivers the best possible results for all patient

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