Abbott provides support to patient organisations by giving financial and non-financial support. Support may take the form of money to support joint projects/initiatives, charitable donations, grants, or other help.

A number of requirements must be fulfilled for Abbott to support to patient organisations in these ways, these include:

• Must be undertaken first and foremost in the interests of patients
• The patient organisation must be a registered charity
• The independence of the patient organisation its medical, political and social judgement must be safeguarded
• Not offered or given as an inducement to prescribe, supply, administer, recommend, buy or sell any Abbott product

Click here for details of Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.'s support for patient organisations during 2012 and 2013.

Data for Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Division for 2012 are disclosed by AbbVie Ltd.

Support for patient organisations in 2014 are posted to Abbott’s corporate website, at: http://www.abbott.com/policies/financial-reports.html. Please note Mylan N.V. and Mylan Inc. acquired Abbott’s non-US developed markets specialty and branded generic pharmaceutical business on February 27, 2015.

Abbott provides support to healthcare organisations by providing medical, educational goods and services (MEGs) in the form of donations, grants, scholarships, academic awards and benefits in kind.

A number of requirements must be fulfilled for Abbott to support to healthcare organisations in these ways, these include:

• MEGs must enhance patient care or benefit the healthcare institution and maintain patient care
• MEGs will not be offered or given as an inducement to prescribe, supply, administer, recommend, buy or sell any Abbott product
• MEGs must not personally benefit an individual recipient
• Abbott will have no control over recipients of educational grants, scholarships and academic awards
• Not provided to individuals for their personal benefit

Click here for details of Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.'s support for healthcare organisations during 2012 and 2013.

Data for Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Division for 2012 are disclosed by AbbVie Ltd.

Abbott supports the attendance at third party meetings of healthcare professionals and appropriate administrative staff. The support takes the form of full or part funding towards, registration fees, accommodation costs and travel expenses.

A number of requirements must be fulfilled for Abbott to sponsor attendance at a meeting, these include:

• The primary purpose of the meeting must be scientific, medical or educational in nature
• The location/venue must be appropriate for scientific or educational communications
• Hospitality must be secondary to the main purpose of the meeting
• Individuals selected are based on specific criteria.
• Not offered or given as an inducement to prescribe, supply, administer, recommend, buy or sell any Abbott product

Click here for details of Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.'s sponsorship of healthcare professionals to meetings during 2012 and 2013.

Data for Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Division for 2012 are disclosed by AbbVie Ltd.

In order to meet a need for information, services and/or advice, Abbott may engage healthcare professionals to act as speakers or consultants. Compensation for services takes the form of payment of fees / honorarium and may also include payment or reimbursement for reasonable accommodation costs and travel expenses.

A number of requirements must be fulfilled for Abbott to engage the services of a healthcare professional, these include:

• Fees or honorarium for services must be reasonable and are based on the fair market value for the service
• Healthcare professionals must sign a professional services contract
• Payments are not made in exchange for Healthcare professional's time spent participating in or attending a presentation or meeting intended or designed to promote Abbott products
• Not offered or given as an inducement to prescribe, supply, administer, recommend, buy or sell any Abbott product

Click here for details of Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd.'s payments for healthcare professional speaking or consultancy services during 2012 and 2013.

Data for Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Division for 2012 are disclosed by AbbVie Ltd.