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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is the trade association for over 120 companies in the UK producing prescription medicines for humans, founded in 1891. It is the British equivalent of America's PhRMA; however, the member companies research, develop, manufacture and supply medicines prescribed for the National Health Service.
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| Abbreviation | ABPI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1891 |
| Legal status | Industry trade group |
| Purpose | Pharmaceutical industry trade organisation |
| Location |
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Region served | United Kingdom |
| Membership | Pharmaceutical manufacturers |
Chief Executive | Richard Torbett |
| Website | ABPI |
History
The organisation was founded in London in 1891 and originally known as the "Drug Club". It was re-named the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry in 1948. A rival institution to represent wholesalers, the "Northern Wholesale Druggists' Association", was formed in 1902 and lasted until 1966.
Management and offices
A board of management of members oversee the ABPI. The Board is made up of individuals who are elected by members to represent the industry and up to five people who are co-opted by the Board. Elections commence every January for elected seats to ensure that the Board is fully representative and has access to the broadest range of skills and expertise possible.
The ABPI's head office is in London with three regional offices in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.
Membership
Membership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry is not open to individuals, only companies. Members fall into three categories:
- Full members who hold marketing authorisation for manufacture or supply of a prescription medicine for human use and who undertake business in the UK
- Research affiliate members who carry out business in the UK and are involved in research and/or development of medicines for human use but do not have a UK sales operation, for example contract research organisations or contract manufacturing organizations
- General affiliate members who operate in the UK, have a business interest in the industry and will typically provide products or services to the industry, although not producing prescription medicines, for example law firms
Functions
The ABPI represents the views of the research-based sector of the pharmaceutical industry to government and decision makers in the UK, i.e. is a lobbying organization. The organisation has six departments; Innovation & Research, Patient Access; International Policy & UK Competitiveness; Medical Affairs & Strategic Partnerships; Corporate Affairs & Strategy; Legal and Membership Services.
The Medical Affairs & Strategic Partnerships department oversees complimentary resources for schools in UK to promote links between school science subjects and their applications in industrial research. The department also provides information about careers in the pharmaceutical sector. The association sponsors booklets on a range of conditions, aimed at patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
The ABPI Code of Practice
The ABPI Code of Practice covers the promotion of medicines for prescribing to health professionals and administrative staff as well as the provision of information to the public about prescription only medicines in the UK. The Code sets standards for the promotion of medicines to health professionals and other relevant decision makers in the UK. It also covers interactions between the industry and health professionals.
The ABPI Code sets standards relating to the provision of information about prescription-only medicines to the public and patients, and pharmaceutical companies’ relationships with patient organisations. The ABPI Code does not cover the promotion of over-the-counter medicines to the public. All ABPI member companies are obliged to comply with both the spirit and letter of the Code.
The ABPI Code is a self-regulatory code, first established by the ABPI in 1958 and undergoes revisions at least every two years.
It is regularly updated and reviewed in consultation with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the British Medical Association (BMA), the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). It is administered by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA).
Criticism
Ben Goldacre criticised the pharmaceutical industry in his 2012 book Bad Pharma as testing itself what it manufactures in "poorly designed trials, on hopelessly small numbers of weird, unrepresentative patients, and analysed using techniques that are flawed by design, in such a way that they exaggerate the benefits of treatments". The ABPI responded that medicines were "tested against the most effective comparator where possible unless there is no current standard of care." Regarding "results that companies don't like, [which] they are perfectly entitled to hide [..] from doctors and patients ... academic papers, which everyone thinks of as objective, are often covertly planned and written by people who work directly for the companies, without disclosure." the ABPI responded that it did "... not seek to "hide" trial data" and was recognising there was "still work to be done in ensuring the publication of negative trial data within journals, and in ensuring greater transparency all round within the industry".
See also
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
- List of pharmaceutical companies
- List of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United Kingdom
- List of pharmacy organisations in the United Kingdom
- Lobbying in the United Kingdom
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
References
- Healthcare Distribution Association: Our History HDA UK (Accessed Jan 2020)
- ABPI resources for schools ABPI, n.d.
- Careers in the pharmaceutical industry ABPI, n.d.
- Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority PMCPA (Accessed Jan 2020)
- Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry 2021 ABPI, (Accessed Oct 2023)
- The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority ABPI, (Accessed Oct 2023)
- "Dr Ben Goldacre vs the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry", The ABPI responds to Ben Goldacre's book Bad Pharma.New Statesman, 19 October 2012. accessed 4 July 2017
External links
- Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Website
- Profile of ABPI on Corporate Watch Website
- Video clips
- ABPI YouTube channel
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ABPI is the trade association for over 120 companies in the UK producing prescription medicines for humans founded in 1891 It is the British equivalent of America s PhRMA however the member companies research develop manufacture and supply medicines prescribed for the National Health Service Association of the British Pharmaceutical IndustryAbbreviationABPIFormation1891Legal statusIndustry trade groupPurposePharmaceutical industry trade organisationLocationABPI Head Office 2nd Floor Goldings House Hay s Galleria 2 Hay s Lane London SE1 2HB Region servedUnited KingdomMembershipPharmaceutical manufacturersChief ExecutiveRichard TorbettWebsiteABPIHistoryThe organisation was founded in London in 1891 and originally known as the Drug Club It was re named the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry in 1948 A rival institution to represent wholesalers the Northern Wholesale Druggists Association was formed in 1902 and lasted until 1966 Management and officesA board of management of members oversee the ABPI The Board is made up of individuals who are elected by members to represent the industry and up to five people who are co opted by the Board Elections commence every January for elected seats to ensure that the Board is fully representative and has access to the broadest range of skills and expertise possible The ABPI s head office is in London with three regional offices in Cardiff Belfast and Edinburgh MembershipMembership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry is not open to individuals only companies Members fall into three categories Full members who hold marketing authorisation for manufacture or supply of a prescription medicine for human use and who undertake business in the UK Research affiliate members who carry out business in the UK and are involved in research and or development of medicines for human use but do not have a UK sales operation for example contract research organisations or contract manufacturing organizations General affiliate members who operate in the UK have a business interest in the industry and will typically provide products or services to the industry although not producing prescription medicines for example law firmsFunctionsThe ABPI represents the views of the research based sector of the pharmaceutical industry to government and decision makers in the UK i e is a lobbying organization The organisation has six departments Innovation amp Research Patient Access International Policy amp UK Competitiveness Medical Affairs amp Strategic Partnerships Corporate Affairs amp Strategy Legal and Membership Services The Medical Affairs amp Strategic Partnerships department oversees complimentary resources for schools in UK to promote links between school science subjects and their applications in industrial research The department also provides information about careers in the pharmaceutical sector The association sponsors booklets on a range of conditions aimed at patients carers and healthcare professionals The ABPI Code of PracticeThe ABPI Code of Practice covers the promotion of medicines for prescribing to health professionals and administrative staff as well as the provision of information to the public about prescription only medicines in the UK The Code sets standards for the promotion of medicines to health professionals and other relevant decision makers in the UK It also covers interactions between the industry and health professionals The ABPI Code sets standards relating to the provision of information about prescription only medicines to the public and patients and pharmaceutical companies relationships with patient organisations The ABPI Code does not cover the promotion of over the counter medicines to the public All ABPI member companies are obliged to comply with both the spirit and letter of the Code The ABPI Code is a self regulatory code first established by the ABPI in 1958 and undergoes revisions at least every two years It is regularly updated and reviewed in consultation with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MHRA the British Medical Association BMA the Royal Pharmaceutical Society RPS the Royal College of Nursing RCN the Competition and Markets Authority CMA and the Serious Fraud Office SFO It is administered by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority PMCPA CriticismBen Goldacre criticised the pharmaceutical industry in his 2012 book Bad Pharma as testing itself what it manufactures in poorly designed trials on hopelessly small numbers of weird unrepresentative patients and analysed using techniques that are flawed by design in such a way that they exaggerate the benefits of treatments The ABPI responded that medicines were tested against the most effective comparator where possible unless there is no current standard of care Regarding results that companies don t like which they are perfectly entitled to hide from doctors and patients academic papers which everyone thinks of as objective are often covertly planned and written by people who work directly for the companies without disclosure the ABPI responded that it did not seek to hide trial data and was recognising there was still work to be done in ensuring the publication of negative trial data within journals and in ensuring greater transparency all round within the industry See alsoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine List of pharmaceutical companies List of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United Kingdom List of pharmacy organisations in the United Kingdom Lobbying in the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great BritainReferencesHealthcare Distribution Association Our History HDA UK Accessed Jan 2020 ABPI resources for schools ABPI n d Careers in the pharmaceutical industry ABPI n d Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority PMCPA Accessed Jan 2020 Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry 2021 ABPI Accessed Oct 2023 The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority ABPI Accessed Oct 2023 Dr Ben Goldacre vs the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry The ABPI responds to Ben Goldacre s book Bad Pharma New Statesman 19 October 2012 accessed 4 July 2017External linksAssociation for the British Pharmaceutical Industry ABPI Website Profile of ABPI on Corporate Watch Website Video clips ABPI YouTube channel