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- J. Knipper and Co. partners with AmeriCares
to provide positive alternative to
pharmaceutical premium item destruction
New PhRMA guidelines on dissemination of premium items to physicians creates donation opportunity -
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Dec 8, 2008
LAKEWOOD, NJ — J. Knipper and Company, Inc., known throughout the healthcare industry for developing and delivering smart, effective, and efficient commercial solutions is pleased to announce a new partnership with AmeriCares to facilitate the donation of pharmaceutical premium items which fall outside of the new PhRMA guidelines as of January 1, 2009.
“We have long admired the work AmeriCares has provided in delivering aid to people in crisis around the world” stated Jim Knipper, President and CEO of J. Knipper and Company. “Our current pharmaceutical relationships, interest in humanitarian causes, combined with our capability to house and deliver these premiums made this alliance a natural fit.”
As part of the partnership, Knipper will work within its current and prospective client base to find pharmaceutical manufacturers with premium items who have an interest in donating them, and work with AmeriCares to define which items have humanitarian use. Knipper will house these items during the transition to AmeriCares in a portion of its 270,000 square feet of warehouse space, and arrange for transportation to AmeriCares. As part of the new PhRMA guidelines going into effect January 1, 2009, most premium items are no longer deemed appropriate for dissemination to healthcare providers. Those companies adopting the new guidelines will retain a small portion for consumer health activities and may either destroy or donate the remaining items.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers interested in donating their premium items in support of AmeriCares humanitarian work in the US and around the world may contact Mike Laferrera at 1-888-Knipper or Michael.Laferrera@ knipper.com
Press contact:
Jim Knipper, CEO J. Knipper and Company, Inc. Tel.: 888-KNIPPER (888-564-7737) Jim.Knipper@knipper.comPaul Schindel/Three Bears
About J. Knipper and Company
Founded in 1986, J. Knipper and Company, Inc. provides healthcare marketing solutions in direct marketing, sampling, compliance, information technology, and salesforce productivity. Going beyond its roots in direct marketing and sample distribution, Knipper continues to offer innovative solutions to salesforce challenges, including MyPharmaRep.com (online solution for vacant-territory coverage) and MySampleCloset.com (online sample ordering). The company has invested considerably in its physical and data infrastructure over the years: the company currently has 270,000 square feet of space, with 12,000 of that for refrigerated and 7,500 for controlled substances, along with an advanced Data Center, fully protected for the secure and safe handling of database management and sample supplies. Knipper is one of a handful of companies approved as an AMA DBL (database licensee). For more information, visit www.knipper.com.
About AmeriCares
AmeriCares is a private, nonprofit international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, which delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to people in crisis around the world. Since it was established in 1982, AmeriCares has distributed more than $8 billion in humanitarian aid to 137 countries. For more information, visit www.americares.org.