The Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) has been formulated by the Government and is in operation since 1 January 2015. The Code governs the conduct of pharmaceutical companies in their marketing practices, duly covering various aspects such as medical representatives, textual and audio-visual promotional materials, samples, gifts, etc. It establishes a relationship with healthcare professionals, wherein the provisions related to travel facilities, hospitality and cash or monetary grants to physicians or their families have been elaborated.

• Uniform Code of Pharmaceuticals Marketing Practices Download

   

Ethics Committee for Pharma Marketing Practices (ECPMP)

• Sandeep Singh, Managing Director, Alkem
• Aman Mehta, Executive Director, Torrent Pharma
• Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Zydus Lifesciences

Apex Ethics Committee for Pharma Marketing Practices (AECPMP)

• Satish Reddy, Chairman, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
• Glenn Saldanha, Chairman and Managing Director, Glenmark
• Satish Mehta, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Emcure
• Nilesh Gupta, Managing Director, Lupin
• Rajeev Nannapaneni, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Natco

July 2022 to September 2022

• Quarterly Report Complaints UCPMP Jul to Sep 2022 Download
• Decision by IPA Internal Committee - Micro Labs Download
• Decision by IPA - Micro Labs Download

April 2022 to June 2022

• DoP letter dated 05-04-2022 Download
• Quarterly Report on complaints UCPMP code Apr-Jun 2022 Download
• Decision by IPA - Alkem Download

January 2022 to March 2022

• Consolidated Reports: Jan 2020 to Mar 2022 Download