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MCA's Code of Marketing Practice

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to download a copy of the MCA Code and Guidelines
The MCA Code governs the relationship between the product supplier, the healthcare professional and the end user.

Code Enforcement

Through their voluntary participation, our members are committed to ensuring that their products are marketed to healthcare practitioners, patients and consumers in an ethical manner.

We enforce the Code and adjudicate on complaints. Any party can lodge a complaint against one of our member companies and action will be taken.

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The MCA’s Code of Marketing Practice provides ethical guidance on the promotion, to both health care professionals and consumers, of medicines, medical devices and IVDs (In-Vitro Diagnostics). Guidelines support Code interpretation and application.

Code and Guidelines for Interpretation

Click hereto download Marketing Code and Guidelines V18

Click hereto download Sanctions policy document

Click hereto download the MCA Constitution

Code Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) makes technical recommendations with respect to the Code and supports training and other initiatives. CTAC processes are guided by agreed “rules of engagement”..

Click hereto download CTAC Rules of engagement document

Click hereto download current CTAC Committee document

Apply to the MCA for an interpretation (ex-parte) of the Code. Ex-parte decisions are for guidance and are non-binding.
Click here to download the ex-parte form.
Ex-Parte Opinions

2022

There were no ex-parte applications requests in 2012

2021

There were no ex-parte applications requests in 2021

2020

There were no ex-parte applications requests in 2020

2019

Ex 0006

2018

There were no ex-parte applications requests in 2018

2017

There were no ex-parte applications requests in 2017

2016

Ex 0005

2015

Ex 0001
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