At Menarini Stemline, we believe that transparency is essential to building and maintaining confidence in us and in our medicines. We strongly support the work being done by The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to improve transparency across the pharmaceutical industry. This methodological note presents how the transfers of value to Health Care Professionals (HCPs), Other Relevant Decision makers (ORDMs) and Health Care Organisations (HCOs) are categorised and in what format they are disclosed.
UK Legal entity:
Menarini Stemline UK Ltd became a legal entity distinct from A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale during the 2023 calendar year. Payments related to Menarini Stemline UK Ltd activities throughout the 2023 calendar year were recorded separately from payments related to A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale activities and are disclosed separately.
Types of Transfers of Value
Donations and grants:
Collectively, mean providing funds, benefits in-kind, or services freely given for the purpose of supporting healthcare, scientific research or education, with no consequent obligation on the recipient organisation, institution and the like to provide goods or services to the benefit of the pharmaceutical company in return. Donations and grants to individuals are prohibited. In general donations are physical items, services or benefits in-kind which may be offered or requested. Grants are the provision of funds. Sponsorship agreements with HCOs/third parties appointed by HCPs to manage an Event: Support for a specific event, activity or item which is organised and or produced by, or for, a third party. This may include financial support, goods or services. Examples of activities sponsored by in this way include: support for a speaker, rental of stand space.
Registration fees:
Registration fees paid for HCPs/HCOs to attend events. These may be provided directly to HCPs in response to unsolicited requests or to HCOs for them to determine attendees. Travel and Accommodation for Events: This subcategory relates to support in the form of payment of travel and accommodation when Menarini Stemline UK supports the attendance of HCPs at medical/scientific events organised b third parties. Examples include airfares, train tickets, mileage, taxis, tolls, parking fees and hotel accommodation. Fees for contracted services: Fees paid to HCPs, ORDMs or members of the public (in aggregate) for services rendered where there is legitimate business need. Examples include chairing and speaking at meetings, participation in advisory boards and training services.
Collation of data:
• All Menarini Stemline activities involving UK HCPs, ORDMs or HCOs are registered on an internal database at the time of contracting.
• Data from this system was cross checked against our contract repository to ensure we had captured all relevant interactions.
• A final check is made of relevant finance systems in non-European countries where we operate to ensure no payments to UK HCPs, HCOs or ORDMs are missed.
Number of Recipients Reported at an Aggregate Level:
Each category of ToV reported at an aggregate level includes the number of HCPs provided with a ToV in that category. Each HCP that received a ToV is counted as one recipient in each category, irrespective of how many interactions occurred.
Date Methodology:
When determining which ToV are in scope for the current reporting period, Menarini Stemline use the payment date. If a contract results in payments being made in more than one reporting period, those payments will be reported separately by the date they are paid. For multi-year contracts, each payment made against that contract is reported in the year it is paid.
Cross Border Interactions:
Reportable ToV provided by Menarini Stemline affiliates (worldwide) to UK HCPs/HCOs have been included.
Currency:
All payments are reported in Pound Sterling (GBP). Any payments made in other currencies are reported at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of the payment, or an average for the year if that information is not available.
Reporting Disclosure:
• Through a process of reviewing all internal code allocations, and specific in-house financial codes, a detailed data download is performed for all payments made to HCPs, ORDMs and HCOs during the calendar year.
• This data set is then analysed for accuracy and completeness and amalgamated into the relevant sections for disclosure on the ABPI portal.
Value Added Tax (VAT):
Where applicable, disclosure of payments does not include VAT. Cross border ToV may or may not include VAT depending on the submitting source. Joint working and collaborative projects: • Menarini Stemline was not involved in any joint working or collaborative working projects during 2023.