The Bribery Act 2010 and the Regulatory Agencies
The new UK anti-bribery law and its implication for the pharmaceutical industry
The Bribery Act came in force last July in the UK after several delays. It is regulated by the SFO (Serious Fraud Office) which is in charge of its application and will investigate and prosecute any offender. The Act only concerns bribery Pharmaceutical industries have been named as being “very obvious targets” for the SFO by the law firm Thomas Eggar (PharmaTimes, October 2011, p. 36). However the SFO respects the self-regulation operating in the pharmaceutical industry and this is why a memorandum has been issued to clarify the situation between the different regulatory agencies and the new Bribery Act 2010. Continue reading “The Bribery Act 2010 and the Regulatory Agencies” »
A module for the new French promotional regulation
The new article L. 5122-9 of the French Health Laws introduces a mandatory submission to the Regulatory Agency of every promotional material prior to its publication.
The software NAYA PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL by BMI SYSTEM meets these new requirements and your daily chores:
-Instant visibility of all promotional materials:
- Under validation
- Made available via a positive list in real time
-Monitoring of deadlines and anticipation of submission deadlines under the new prior visa
-Accelerating the validation process and distribution of your promotional materials
-Improved traceability of versions and revisions of documents
-Tracking of the different versions of Legal Notices
All the details of the module are listed on the French website of Naya software: www.nayasoftware.com/fr
The UK version of our Promotional material module helps you to be compliant with the recent changes of the ABPI and the MHRA Blue Guide codes and is fully compatible with the versions you could be using in any other country: www.nayasoftware.com/uk