Useful links

Internationally Applicable Codes

IFPMA Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices - 2006 revision

IFPMA links to various countries Codes of Practice

EFPIA Code of Practice - 2007 revision

Nationally Applicable Codes of practice

Code de Déontologie concernant les Médicaments à usage humain
Code of deontology(Belgium)

National Code of Practice for the Marketing of Medicinal Products (Finland)

Charte de la Visite Médicale (in French only) (France)
Référentiel des Bonnes Pratiques de la Visite Médicale des Entreprises du Médicament (in French only)

Code of Practice of the German Pharmaceutical Industry (Germany)

Code of Practice on the Promotion of Prescription only Medicinal Products (Greece)

Code of Pharmaceutical Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (Ireland)

Codice deontologico (Italy)
English version

Rules Governing Drug Information (Norway)

Code Pharmaceutical Ethics (Poland)

Code of Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Industry's Promotional Practices (Portugal)

Code of Practice for Advising, Introducing and Informing on Prescription Medicines (Slovenia)

Code of Practice for the Promotion Medicines (Spain)

Ethical rules governing the pharmaceutical industry (Sweden)

Agreement on forms of cooperation between pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals in the public healthcare sector (Sweden)

Code of Conduct of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Switzerland

Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (UK)

Code of Conduct for Pharmaceutical Advertising (The Netherlands)

Code of Conduct (Slovakia)
Statute and Procedures

Code of Ethical Promotion Practices for Medicinal Products (Turkey)

Ethical Code (Bulgaria)

Code of Conduct (Czech Republic)

Code of Ethics (Hungary)

Code of Ethics (Latvia)

The Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (Lithuania)

Code of Ethics in the Promotion of Medicines (Romania)

Code of Practice in the Promotion of Medicines (Estonia)

Code of Practice in the Promotion of Medicines (Iceland)

Other Codes

USA (PhRMA) Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals

Canadian (Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board) Code – July 2007