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Draft SA Marketing Code. Eric reurts. Marketing Code Steering Committee. PIASA - Pharmaceutical Industry Association NAPM – National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers IMSA – Innovative Medicines of South Africa SMASA – Self Medication Manufacturers Association of South Africa
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Draft SA Marketing Code Eric reurts
Marketing Code Steering Committee • PIASA - Pharmaceutical Industry Association • NAPM – National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers • IMSA – Innovative Medicines of South Africa • SMASA – Self Medication Manufacturers Association of South Africa • PHARMISA – Pharmaceuticals made in South Africa • IHD – International Healthcare Distributors • LSPA – Logistics Service Providers Association (incl. NAPW & PHD) • Supported by PSSA – Pharmaceutical Society of SA • SAMED – South African Medical Devices Association • SALDA – South African Laboratory and Diagnostics Association
Recap - Legal context of the Code Makes provision for a Marketing Code Legal gaps identified Code will not resolve or eliminate issues around perversities in the market
2009 Code snapshot • Major shift in enforcement model: • From being regulated by DoH to more self regulatory model • Industry tasked with setting up MCA • Independent board with broad representation • Collaboration with ASA • Outsourcing of code administration to ASA • DoH involvement • Adherence to the Code still a condition of registration • Breach of the Code is still a breach of the Act • Interim Board appointed • Function is drive to implementation of the Code • Needed for governance purposes • Steering Committee • Interim board delegates tasks to steering committee
Revised Enforcement Model for the Code no resolution no resolution Legal mechanisms
Some important questions • Will the Code have ‘teeth’? • YES! • Section 18 C makes provision for a Code/s • Regulations to Section 18 C will be published by DoH • Adherence to the Code will be a condition of registration • When self regulatory mechanisms fail, complaints can be referred to DoH • Breach of the Code will be a breach of the Act • Most severe sanction will be cancellation of registration of a product • What about complementary medicines? • Out of scope of the current SA Marketing Code • HPA are developing their own Code
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Timelines to implementation • A lot of work has been done already • Process of implementation more complex than anticipated • Initial timeline of June 2010 was set • This timeline will not be met • Certainty is that Code will be implemented by Q3 2010