U.S., EU Devicemakers Promote Ethical Ties With Distributors

U.S. and European devicemakers should establish compliance programs integrating individual risk analyses with local laws to ensure ethical interactions with third-party distributors, an AdvaMed-Eucomed joint guidance states. The guidance, released Jan. 20, is intended to ensure ethical relationships between devicemakers and independent sales and marketing intermediaries (SMI) in a global market.
Devices & Diagnostics Letter