Prescription Drug Marketing Costs
Chapter 18* of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), entitled “Prescription Drug Marketing Costs” requires manufacturers and labelers of prescription drugs dispensed in the District who engage in marketing in the District of Columbia (“District”) to report to the Department of Health (“Department”) their costs for pharmaceutical drug marketing in the District. Those regulations are consistent with Title III of the
AccessRx Act of 2004*. Each manufacturer or labeler is required to report their prescription drug marketing costs in an annual report filed with the Department on or before July 1 of each year.
The annual report is to be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). This fee is an annual fee that is to be paid by each manufacturer or labeler who files the required annual report. The filing fee is payable exclusively by check, and checks are to be made payable to the DC Treasurer.
AGGREGATE COSTS WORKSHEET: Each manufacturer or labeler must use the “Aggregate Costs” worksheet to calculate the aggregate costs of all forms of payment to its employees and contractors who engage in advertising and promotional activities in the District. The use of this worksheet is required for purposes of ensuring uniformity in the calculation of these costs among those required to report. However, you are not required to submit the worksheet itself with your report. You can elect to only submit the aggregate costs based on your calculations using the worksheet.
Companies that filed annual reports for 2007 should note that this year’s submission spreadsheet differs from last year’s: there is now a format for calculating aggregate cost, and one list of accepted values for the Gift Expenses spreadsheet has been altered. Manufacturers and labelers required to file an annual report for 2008 must use these documents:
The
2008 Prescription Drug Marketing Costs** document contains four Excel sheets that the company must fill out: Company Information, Gift Expenses, Advertising Expenses, and Aggregate Cost. Complete instructions for filling out these forms are available in the PDF document and also in the fifth sheet of the Excel document.
The Company Information, Gift Expenses, Advertising Expenses, and Aggregate Cost sheets should be filled out completely according to the instructions and submitted electronically to
dc.accessrx@dc.gov. In addition, the Company Information sheet should be printed and sent to the Department along with a $2,500 filing fee check made payable to DC Treasurer. Please mail this document and check to:
Department of Health
Pharmaceutical Control–AccessRx
ATTN: Bonnie Rampersaud
717 14th St., NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
