Useful links

Internationally Applicable Codes

IFPMA Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices - 2006 revision

EFPIA Code of Practice - 2007 revision

European Applicable Codes of Practice

Pharmig Code of Conduct (Austria)

Code of Deontology (Belgium)

Code of Conduct (Bulgaria)

Code of Conduct (Czech Republic)

Guidance on advertising of Medicinal Products (Denmark)

Heads of Agreement for Terms and Conditions for collaboration between doctors and pharmacists and pharmaceutical companies (Denmark)

Promotion of Medicines (Estonia)

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

Charte de la Visite Médicale (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 Ethics (Hungary)

Code of Pharmaceutical Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (Ireland)

Farmindustria Code of Professional Conduct (Italy)

Code of Ethics (Latvia)

The Code of Ethics for Pharmaceutical Marketing (Lithuania)

Code of Conduct for Pharmaceutical Advertising (The Netherlands)

Rules Governing Drug Information (Norway)

Code Pharmaceutical Ethics (Poland)

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

Code of Ethics in the Promotion of Medicines (Romania)

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

Code of Conduct (Slovakia)

Code of Practice for the Promotion Medicines (Spain)

Code of Conduct of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Switzerland)

Code for Promotion of Medicinal Products (Turkey)

Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (UK)

Codes of US, Canada and Australia

USA (PhRMA) Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals

Canadian (Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board) Code – 2009

MMedicines Australia Code of Conduct

Medicines Australia Code of Conduct Guidelines