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Benefits of
Membership
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How The PPLA
Was Formed
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The
PPLA was conceived at
INTERPHEX in March 2001 at a gathering of industry
participants convened by Vijuk Equipment and Nexfor Fraser
Papers. Inspired by a highly informative speaker program,
a number of companies teamed to form a Founding Committee chartered
to investigate the formation of an industry
trade association.
The Founding Committee met three times during
the following six months. As a result of the founders'
investigation, the PPLA was incorporated in
September 2001.
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Why The PPLA
Was Formed |
The PPLA was formed to address key industry challenges
on behalf of its members. The challenges:
 | The Food and Drug Administration
is considering new regulations that may greatly
change printed
inserts for drug products. |
| Industry and trade are
lobbying to replace printed patient information with
electronic labeling via the Internet. |
| Accurate, accessible
patient information is badly needed yet lacking. The
high cost of errors in drug administration is mitigated by
printed literature. |
| The
pharmaceutical printing industry has had no ally
representing its interests to regulatory bodies. A
dedicated resource for monitoring critical legislative
developments did not exist.
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Why
Join The PPLA |
Throughout the PPLA's inception, the Founding Committee
applied a single principle in deciding whether to form, and
fund, a trade association:
Are the benefits to members worth the costs?
The answer was a
resounding YES.
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PPLA
Services |
| Two member newsletters
covering industry and federal agency activity, and PPLA's
strategic programs. |
| Expert government
affairs resources
in Washington representing member interests. |
| Information on key
conferences relating to pharmaceutical literature and
patient safety. |
| Two yearly
all-member meetings with an educational program and top
industry speakers. |
| Research data on
production trends and industry challenges.
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Who
Should Join |
The PPLA welcomes printers, print suppliers, machinery
manufacturers, and others involved in the production of
printed literature used in healthcare to join us. While we
have an important mission and aggressive objectives, our
goals will be met more quickly through the leverage afforded
by a strong and growing membership base.
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Contact
Us |
Pharmaceutical Printed Literature Association (PPLA)
131 E. Broad Street, Suite 206
Falls Church, VA 22046
Tel: 703-538-5799
Fax: 703-538-6305
www.pplaonline.org
info@pplaonline.org
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