Advetising Flashcards
Advertising includes
Door-to-door Samples Inducement Visits to persons qualified to prescribe/supply Sponsorship Spoken word Product placement Digital - twitter
Specials
cannot be advertised
What is not advertising
Reference material Information relating to human health Correspondence to specific query Journal article Labeling and package leaflet
Who is responsible for the advert
Ultimately the license holder (publisher and advertiser also, offence for ANYONE to breach regulations)
Advert must be (2)
up to date
consistant with SPC
Copies of adverts kept for…
MHRA keep complaints for…
3y
7y
Vetting
MHRA check complience with law before publishing
4 roles of MHRA
Vetting
Monitoring
Handle complaints
Enforcement
Usually penalty for failure to comply
fine or 2 years in prison
Failing to comply may also result in
Criminal prosecution or civil sanction(forced corrective statement)
Adverts must not….
put pt or customer at risk
Except from advertisement
Government vaccination campaigns
Prohibited advertising
Cancer treatments, abortion products, psychotropics, narcotics
Advert cannot suggest
Superiority/equivilence of a product Effects are guaranteed Claims of recovery Medical consultation is not necessary Offering a diagnosis Health can be enhanced by taking…. Health could be affected by not taking….
Should not be directed at
kiddies (also vulnerable pt - pregnant)
4 info required on the advert
1 It is an advert for a medicine
2 Name + generic
3 Indication
4 Read the PIL
Linked to a celebrity?
No
Works faster than standard tablets….?
okay
Speed of action?
can be mentioned if relevant (not in chronic conditions)
Suggest that there are no s/e?
no
When is sponsorship acceptable?
For OTC (but not specific celebirty) Manufacterure - eg Galpharm stadium
Voucvhures?
No. This counts as sampling
3 for 2?
MHRA discourages - voluntary code
Where can you advertise POMs
on websites restricted to healthcare professionals
Advertising to prescribers must invclude
Full advertisements must include:
Essential info compatible with SPC.
Sufficiently comprehensive information to enable reader to form an opinion.
1 or more of licensed indications
Dosage and method of use from SPC
Side-effects / C.I. / cautions / route
Product name/ active ingredients/ PL no./ legal status/ name and address of license holder.
Cost required – except AV adverts.
Clearly presented
Info on reporting ADR’s
Interactions – not needed but encouraged.
Abbreviated Ad (in professional publication)
Near, <420cm2, must contain:
Name, actives, legal class, further info….
“safe” “placebo-like”
NO
Promotional aids require
only the name, becuase not an ad.
Must be less than £6. eg. mug
Med sales reps must
train& exam, may supply promotional aid gifts,have sufficient scientific knowledge
Event hospitality is okay
Reward schemes are not
Homeopathic Ad
·Warnings
· Batch No
· Content of the sales presentation
·The words ‘homeopathic medicinal product without approved therapeutic indications’
·Warning to consult a doctor if symptoms persist· Name of stock & dilution
· N/A of certificate holder / manufacturer
· Certificate number
·Administration details
· Form, expiry date & storage details
