The purpose of the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum is to discuss education and other industry practices regarding compliance with the ultimate aim of promoting effective pharmaceutical corporate compliance and ethics programs in accordance with the Federal Organization Sentencing Guidelines and the OIG Compliance Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum currently consists of companies associated with the research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and is open to others in those industry sectors who wish to attend. Each of the companies has implemented a compliance program. Generally, representatives from the companies who attend the meetings are compliance officers, compliance attorneys or other professionals with responsibility for oversight or other aspects of their respective corporate compliance programs.

The Forum held its first meeting in June 1999. The Forum meets according to an agenda prepared in advance of the meeting with various participants contributing presentations regarding topics of interest. The emphasis at meetings is on informal sharing of compliance information so that the members can improve the preventative legal and compliance efforts of their respective companies. The Forum will not establish standards.

Currently, the Forum plans to meet at least semi-annually with the participating companies rotating the hosting of the meetings.