White Guide and Orange Guide Formatting Project - Pfizer

Orange Guide - Chapter 18: Meals, Educational Items, and HCP Payment Disclosure
Opting-Out of Receiving Disclosable Items
It is critical that colleagues make sure that the U.S.-licensed HCPs with whom they interact are aware of
Pfizer’s disclosure policy and the meaning of an “opt-out.” If an HCP does not want to have items
reported, he or she should not be offered – and must not accept – payments or other disclosable items
from Pfizer. Pfizer maintains a record of HCPs who have “opted out” of receiving disclosable items
from Pfizer on PfieldNet and OpSource.
If an HCP wishes to opt-out of receiving meals, snacks or educational items, the notified colleague
must: (1) immediately make Pfizer aware of the opt-out by e-mailing all relevant information to
PTI@Pfizer.com; and (2) inform other colleagues who may interact with that HCP so that the HCP’s
request can be honored. The HCP may also submit questions or an opt-out request directly to
PTI@Pfizer.com.
Once an HCP has opted out, Pfizer should not provide – nor should the HCP accept from Pfizer – any
payment (e.g., fees) or other disclosable item (e.g., meal, textbook, in-scope educational item). If an
HCP does accept a disclosable payment or item of value, that information will appear in Pfizer’s
public disclosures regardless of any prior opt-out request. Also, if an HCP attends a speaker program
at which a meal is provided, an equal portion of the cost of the meal will be allocated to the HCP
regardless of actual consumption or prior opt-out request.
If an HCP who has opted out subsequently chooses to opt back in, the notified colleague or HCP should
contact PTI@Pfizer.com.
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