An HCP is any individual who has the authority to prescribe medications. This may include doctors (M.D. or D.O.), nurse practitioners or physician assistants. The prescribing authority granted to healthcare professionals differs by state.
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" ,style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-phrma').qtip({ content: "This code was developed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). The code aims to ensure that when manufacturers interact with healthcare professionals, these interactions adhere to the highest ethical standards and are designed to benefit patients and enhance the practice of medicine. Cephalon adheres to the guidelines specified in the updated and strengthened code that PhRMA adopted in January 2009.
" ,style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-consulting').qtip({ content: "Physicians provide Cephalon with advice and expertise which are essential to developing new medications that more effectively address the needs of patients and the healthcare community. Among many other activities, physicians advise us on the unmet needs they see in their clinical practices and alert us to potential new benefits and side effects they observe once they start using our approved medications. Physicians will be compensated at Fair Market Value for their activities.
" , style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-cme').qtip({ content: "a specific form of continuing education (CE) that helps those in the medical field maintain their competence and incorporate new knowledge to improve quality medical care for patients and their communities. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or other electronic media. In the United States, many states require CME for medical professionals to maintain their licenses. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) sets the standards for the accreditation of all providers of CME activities.
" , style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-cia').qtip({ content: "A CIA requires a company to maintain a compliance program designed to promote an ethical culture throughout the company and to detect and prevent misconduct by any employee.
" , style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-fmv').qtip({ content: "Fair Market Value is the compensation paid to consultants, including HCPs, that is appropriate for the scope and type of services they provide and the amount of time they spend working on an activity. To determine fair market value, Cephalon also considers what others in the marketplace would pay for the same service, along with a healthcare professional’s specialty and level of expertise.
" , style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-orphan').qtip({ content: "This is a drug developed to treat diseases and conditions that affect relatively few people and are considered rare. A rare disease affects less than 200,000 people in the United States.
" , style: "blue" }); $('a.tooltip-speaker').qtip({ content: "These are programs sponsored and controlled by Cephalon in which contracted HCPs help educate and inform other HCPs about the benefits, risks and appropriate uses of Cephalon medicines.
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