True/False Questions
Question 1 of 6
Which of the following are true?
- Medical education is a form of scientific exchange
- Scientific exchange must always be reactive
- Investor updates may contain off label information
- Sales representatives should not take part in scientific exchange
- Medical Information responses to scientific enquiries do not need nominated signatory review
In which of the following circumstances is there an established expectation that off label information will be shared?
- HTA submissions
- Medical Science Liaison proactive sharing of information
- Congress presentations
- Financial reporting
- Continuing medical education meetings
Which of the following are true?
- ‘Newsworthy’ in consumer terms means there must be a significant financial impact there should be a genuine public interest
- Journalists can be used as advisors to the company under the same rules as for advisory boards and use of consultants
- An extreme patient case study could be justified if it was highly newsworthy although an extreme response to treatment might be ‘newsworthy’ it could not be used unless it represented a typical response. Otherwise unfounded hopes could be raised in the public.
- Journalists can be provided with promotional material if they specifically request it
- Press materials can be artworked and printed on glossy paper they can be presented professionally but must not appear branded or promotional in style
Which of the following are true?
- Patients should be treated as a subset of the general public
- Information for the public must not be alarmist
- Disease awareness campaigns may not mention specific product classes
- Patients can be used on advisory boards
- Patient support items cannot be distributed by pharmacists
The following are valid questions for a non interventional study to answer
- Drug utilization
- Prescribing patterns of different investigators
- Costs and Quality of Life
- Patient reported outcomes
- Hospital usage of competitor products
Which of the following are true?
- AZ does not support the provision of cultural courtesy gifts
- Indirect transfers of value are not required to be disclosed
- Fees paid to consultants who provide a service should be covered by a contract
- Provision of medical items of utility such as stethoscopes are allowed at AZ
- Donations to charities should support one of AZ’s areas of focus for community investment