New Code Bars Medical Device Companies From Giving GIFTS To Doctors

With an aim to ensure that medical professionals are not being bribed by the medical devices industry, the Department of Pharmaceuticals has clarified that no gifts, advantages or benefits would be provided to doctors or their families.

Establishing the relationship between the Health care professionals (HCP) and the Medical Devices companies, the draft mentioned, "A HCP's first and highest duty is to act in the best interests of their patients. Medical Device Companies should help HCPs meet this duty through necessary, collaborative interactions without interfering with their professional autonomy and the autonomy of the medical institutions that the HCPs may be associated with. Specifically, Companies may collaborate with HCP sand engage in activities including but not limited to providing consulting services, conducting clinical studies and doing research, participate in Company conducted training & education (physical and digital platform) including continued medical education, product trainings, business meetings, webinars etc. In no event, the engagements/collaboration with the HCPs shall be conditional upon any obligation for the HCPs to use, recommend, promote or purchase products of the Medical Device Companies or any of its affiliate's or intended to influence HCPs to do so."

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New Code bars medical device companies from giving GIFTS to doctors