Long-Acting Antipsychotic Sampling Program In Hospitals Cleared By OIG Advisory Opinion

Sample program focuses only on inpatient use and in hospitals that do not accept Prescription Drug Marketing Act-compliant trial units. By improving adherence, program could lower federal health care costs over time, Office of Inspector General suggests.

Sample Program Already In Operation • Source: Alamy

Trial units of a long-acting antipsychotic may be provided to hospitals that do not accept Prescription Drug Marketing Act-compliant samples for adult inpatient use under specific conditions without violating federal anti-kickback laws, according to a US Health and Human Services Department Office of Inspector General advisory opinion posted on 16 November.

After reviewing an arrangement for providing samples, OIG concluded the program could generate “prohibited remuneration under the federal anti-kickback statute...

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