ePharmaceuticals™ Releases Analytical Report on New Massachusetts Disclosure Regulations

Prepare for the enforcement of a new state law governing marketing and sales activities of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers who do business in Massachusetts.

Marblehead, MA (PRWEB) April 27, 2009 -- ePharmaceuticals™ (http://new.hcpro.com/life-sciences), a division of HCPro, Inc., which is a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, and a leading provider of education and information on healthcare regulatory compliance and management, released its new special report Massachusetts Disclosure Regulations: New Challenges for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Manufacturers.

The report is available for free download at www.epharmcomply.com/white-papers.

Pharmaceutical and medical device companies must now disclose to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health any payment or economic benefit with a value of at least $50 made for sales or marketing activities. Companies must disclose the type of benefit, the reason for it, and the recipient. Companies are also required to adopt a marketing code of conduct.

Massachusetts Disclosure Regulations: New Challenges for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Manufacturers (http://blogs.hcpro.com/epharmaceuticals/white-papers/) offers a breakdown of the regulation with commentary and analysis from experts such as Mark Schreiber, Esq. (Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP), Mark DuVal, Esq. (DuVal & Associates), and Kate Feola, Esq. (McDermott, Will & Emory LLP).

Download the free special report to learn:

•    Why the regulation affects all pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, not just those doing business in Massachusetts

•    When and where the regulations will take effect

•    What additional regulations apply to pharmaceutical companies

•    The definition of "sales and marketing activities" and list of specific examples

•    The impact on innovation of increased time/expense spent on instituting policies and procedures to comply with the new law

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