The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

Written material accompanying promotions

297.—(1) A person may not as part of the promotion of a medicinal product send or deliver any written material to a person qualified to prescribe or supply medicinal products unless the material—

(a) contains particulars in accordance with all the paragraphs of Schedule 30; and

(b) states the date on which it was drawn up or last revised.

(2) A person may not include any information in written material to which paragraph (1) applies unless it—

(a) is accurate;

(b) is up-to-date;

(c) can be verified; and

(d) is sufficiently complete to enable the recipient to form an opinion of the therapeutic value of the product to which it relates.

(3) A person may not include any illustrative material in written material to which paragraph (1) applies unless—

(a) the illustrative material is accurately reproduced; and

(b) the written material indicates the precise source of the illustrative material.

(4) In this regulation “illustrative material” means a quotation, table or any other illustrative material taken from a medical journal or other scientific work.