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 Forum held its first meeting in June 1999. Currently, the Forum plans to meet at least semi-annually in March and September. The emphasis at the meetings is networking with peers and 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.

The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum currently is comprised of companies within the research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. 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.