Sepracor Announces Full Support of PhRMA’s Revised Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
2008-07-14 07:21:00
Sepracor Announces Full Support of PhRMA’s Revised Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(EMWNews)–Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) today
announced its intention to fully support the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America’s (PhRMA) updated and
enhanced Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals (PhRMA
Code). The purpose of the revised PhRMA Code includes addressing
interactions with respect to marketed pharmaceutical products and
related pre-launch activities, and the industry’s
relationships with clinical investigators and others as they relate to
the clinical research process.
“Sepracor has always been committed to
responsible and ethical interactions with healthcare professionals,”
said Adrian Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sepracor. “This
new PhRMA Code serves to underscore the importance of maintaining an
appropriate, two-way, educational or informational communication between
healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical industry representatives.
During the next six months, we intend to update our policies and
procedures to ensure compliance with not only the letter, but the
spirit, of the standards set forth in the new PhRMA Code.”
About Sepracor
Sepracor Inc. is a research-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to
treating and preventing human disease by discovering, developing and
commercializing innovative pharmaceutical products that are directed
toward serving large and growing markets and unmet medical needs.
Sepracor’s drug development program has yielded a portfolio of
pharmaceutical products and candidates with a focus on respiratory and
central nervous system disorders. Currently marketed products include
LUNESTA® brand
eszopiclone, XOPENEX®
brand levalbuterol HCl Inhalation Solution, XOPENEX HFA®
brand levalbuterol tartrate Inhalation Aerosol, BROVANA®
brand arformoterol tartrate Inhalation Solution and OMNARIS™
brand ciclesonide Nasal Spray. Sepracor’s corporate headquarters are
located in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
LUNESTA, XOPENEX, XOPENEX HFA and BROVANA are registered trademarks of
Sepracor Inc. OMNARIS is a trademark of Nycomed GmbH.
For a copy of this release or any recent release,
visit Sepracor’s web site at www.sepracor.com.
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