The document discusses current guidelines from the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) regarding relationships between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. The MCI code addresses gifts, travel, hospitality, cash/grants, medical research standards, and professional autonomy/endorsements. The UCPMP, adopted by the pharmaceutical industry from January 2015, involves general promotion approval/consistency, evidence-based product claims/comparisons, representative ethical standards, and sample authorization/quantity limits. It also regulates interactions like gifts, travel, and payments between companies and healthcare professionals.

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Education :
B Pharm : Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi
PGDM : Pharmaceutical Management
Professional Career :
Worked with Mylan in Technical Services Team

2. By
Kamal Krishna Singh
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3. Current MCI Guidelines
Medical council of India (MCI) developed code of conduct for
doctors in relationship with pharmaceutical & allied health sector
industry.
It involves the following points.
1. Gifts
2. Travel Facilities
3. Hospitality
4. Cash & Monetary grants
5. Medical Research:- ensuring permission, ethical clearance &
fulfill of legal requirement.
6. Maintaining Professional Autonomy:- Integrity & freedom
7. Affiliations:- Researcher, Consultant, Advisor
8. Endorsement:- No Drug/product endorsement publically
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4. Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical
Marketing Practices (UCPMP)
Department of Pharmaceutical under ministry of
Chemical & Fertilizers
UCPMP is to be voluntarily adopted & complied by
pharmaceutical industry from 1st Jan 2015
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5. UCPMP involves
1. General Points:-prior approval & consistency in
promotion.
2. Claims & Comparisons:- evidence based, New, Safe
3. Textual & audiovisual promotions:- Name &
Photograph
4. Medical Representatives:- ethical standard
5. Samples: authorized, sample for 3 patients, sample
quantity.
6. Relationship with healthcare professionals
eg. Gifts, Travel facilities, Hospitality, Cash &
Monetary grants.
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6. Thank you
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