Gifts promotional aids

If the gift/promotional aid incorporates more than the name of the preparation, approved name and company logo then it must also contain abbreviated prescribing information. 

Gifts in the form of promotional aids and prizes, whether related to a particular product or of general utility, may be distributed to members of the health professions and to appropriate administrative staff, provided that the gift or prize is inexpensive and relevant to the practice of their profession or employment. 

No gift or promotional aid for use by patients must be given for the purpose of encouraging patients to request a particular medicine. 

Table 3.3 Key issues for gifts and promotional aids at international congresses...

Gifts and promotional aids are usually inexpensive items that are branded with a product name as the name suggests, they are given to health professionals who visit the booth as part of the product promotion. In many countries they are referred to as reminder items and are intended for use by healthcare professionals in their daily practice and so act as a reminder of the product name. 

IFPMA No cash or personal gifts allowed. Promotional aids or reminder items of minimal value and cultural courtesy gifts may be permitted No guidance found No guidance found... 

Members must not offer to any healthcare professional, or to any member of a healthcare professional s clinical/administrative staff, any gift - in cash or in kind - or any promotional aid, prize, reward or any other item that is intended for personal/family benefit or pecuniary advantage. 

Promotional gifts in the form of promotional aids, related to some specific product, may be distributed to healthcare professionals under the following conditions ... 

Promotional aids, gifts, hospitality, supply of free samples and the conduct and training of medical representatives all fall as squarely within the regulations as printed and audiovisual promotional materials. 

The authors would like to thank Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., for the gift of ADP-HK. This work is supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) No. 13672431 from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the High-Technology Research Center Project from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and Japan Health Sciences Foundation. 

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