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Medical Products & Samples

Medical Products & Samples. Thomas Hazlet, PhPH, PharmD. Agenda. Review of the literature History of federal / state control What is “known” by the medical products industry. Agenda. Review of the literature History of federal / state control

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Medical Products & Samples

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  1. Medical Products &Samples Thomas Hazlet, PhPH, PharmD

  2. Agenda • Review of the literature • History of federal / state control • What is “known” by the medical products industry

  3. Agenda • Review of the literature • History of federal / state control • What is “known” by the medical products industry

  4. Medical Products Samples Literature • Westfall et al. JAMA 1997;278(2):131 • Personal use of drug samples by physicians and office staff • Chew et al. J Gen Intern Med 2000;15:478 • A physician survey of the effect of drug sample availability on physician’s behavior

  5. Literature • Hall et al. Medical Care 2006;44(4):383 • Perceptions of the Influence of Prescription Medicine Samples on Prescribing by Family Physicians • labeling • record keeping • diversion • wasted & expired • influence on prescribing • after hours • indigent • trial before purchase

  6. Literature • Wolf et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006;115(6):1320 [redux] • Largess, excess and tithing [retail value of samples; tithe Pharma to support indigent] • Fuhlbarigge & Sullivan. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006;116(1):230 • Response to Wolfe [sic] [segue to value of samples] • Scott et al. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 2007;13(5):412 • Effects of a physician office generic drug sampling system on generic dispensing ratios and drug costs in a large managed care organization

  7. Agenda • Review of the literature • History of federal / state control • What is “known” by the medical products industry

  8. Prescription Drug Marketing Act 1987 & 1992  State Mandates • Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA) (Public Law 100-293) • Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992 (PDA) (Public Law 102-353) •  pedigree prior to (re)distribution • WA RCW 69.45 • Registration • Records by manufacturer (CS issues, storage, transportation, disposal) • Written request • WAC 246-877-020 Drug sample prohibitions. • (1) The possession, distribution or dispensing of legend drug samples by a pharmacy is hereby prohibited. http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/PDMA/default.htm

  9. More state mandates RCW 69.41.050 Labeling requirements — Penalty. (1)To every box, bottle, jar, tube or other container of a legend drug, which is dispensed by a practitioner authorized to prescribe legend drugs, there shall be affixed a label bearing the name of the prescriber, complete directions for use, the name of the drug either by the brand or generic name and strength per unit dose, name of patient and date: PROVIDED, That the practitioner may omit the name and dosage of the drug if he or she determines that his or her patient should not have this information and that, if the drug dispensed is a trial sample in its original package and which is labeled in accordance with federal law or regulation, there need be set forth additionally only the name of the issuing practitioner and the name of the patient. (2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

  10. Agenda • Review of the literature • History of federal / state control • What is “known” by the medical products industry

  11. Samples & Medical Products Industry • Accounting – part of the advertising budget • costed at list

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