Full membership

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Why join us?

PAGB, the consumer healthcare association, is the only organisation that represents and protects the interests and reputation of UK manufacturers of branded over-the-counter medicines, medical devices and food supplements.

Our 46 current full members represent almost 90% of the branded OTC industry with over 1,000 OTC products in membership.

We are the expert voice for the sector, influencing Government and policy, leading advocacy for our members and representing the OTC sector on issues such as Brexit, reclassification, environment and legislation. We share our insights and advice with policymakers and stakeholders, driving positive change and progress to empower self-care and promote best practice.

Our range of in-house services support our members with regulatory and advertising advice and guidance, and help to develop our members’ teams through authoritative training and workshops.

Watch our video to find out how PAGB can add value to your organisation through our first-class membership offer.

Benefits of membership

Regulatory support and guidance

Regulatory support and guidance

Whether it’s changes following Brexit, pack design, reclassifications or complex ingredient issues, our in-house experts will guide you through the evolving regulatory landscape; keeping you up to date via regular member-only email intelligence briefings and need-to-know alerts.

We also offer the pre-vetting of changes to pack design and layout for OTC medicines as part of MHRA’s P3 expedited (P3Ex) assessment procedure, significantly speeding up the process of MHRA approval.

Expert advertising advice

Expert advertising advice

Our in-house advertising compliance team will ensure your advertising and marketing materials meet industry standards, working with your team from concept stage to final approval. In addition to advice meetings and copy review, the team creates guidance on key topics to help members get it right first time and offers complaint support where needed.

Representation and influence

Representation and influence

Full members are also company law members of PAGB and, as such, have certain rights under Company Law and the Articles of Association, including the right to attend and vote at our Annual General Meeting.

Members are encouraged to join our working groups to discuss and influence industry issues and agree on PAGB activity on regulatory, advertising, public affairs and communications matters.

Authoritative training and workshops

Authoritative training and workshops

Our suite of training workshops covering regulatory and advertising rules for OTC medicines, medical devices and food supplements are heavily discounted for members and we offer bespoke workshops, available in-house and online.

A media voice

A media voice

We provide expert comment and opinion to the media about self-care, over-the-counter medicines, self-care medical devices and food supplements and work on behalf of our members to protect and enhance the reputation of the consumer healthcare industry in the media and with the public to promote and encourage self-care.

An enhanced business profile

An enhanced business profile

Your organisation’s logo will be featured on the our full members website page.
All member products can be included in the online OTC Directory, the go-to resource for healthcare professionals seeking advice on supporting patients and consumers to self-care.

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How to join

If you would like to discuss joining PAGB or have any questions, then please email membership@pagb.co.uk. Applications for membership can be submitted at any time.

If you are ready to join, the first step is filling out our membership application form – this can be found further down this page.

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Not eligible for PAGB membership? We can still help…

PAGB’s consultancy service enables your business to start on the right foot as you venture into the UK consumer healthcare industry.

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Membership application documents

Full member application form

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Articles of Association

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Standing Orders

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Full Member Terms and Conditions

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Schedule of Benefits

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Terms of Approval for Advertising

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What our members are saying about us

“The leadership, with regards to innovative solutions and influencing the authorities on critical issues for the industry has been outstanding.”

– PAGB full member

What our members are saying about us

“Working closely with PAGB has been instrumental in ensuring the success of the Cialis switch. Their guidance and expertise have helped us to navigate complex matters with MHRA.”

– Serenella Cascio, Sanofi

What our members are saying about us

“Continue the excellent work on EU Exit and engagement with Government bodies – this has been really beneficial to the sector.”

– PAGB full member

What our members are saying about us

“Through strong leadership and clear direction PAGB is legitimately able to shape and influence key industry issues.”

– PAGB full member

Associate membership

PAGB associate membership is for organisations that offer (or could offer), services to PAGB or our member companies.

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Gateway membership

Gateway membership provides your company with the support it needs to reclassify a medicine or launch an OTC product to the UK market.

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Retailer regulatory membership

PAGB retailer regulatory membership is for organisations that operate a retail business selling branded over the counter products direct to UK consumers.

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Consultancy service

PAGB’s consultancy service enables your business to start on the right foot as you venture into the UK consumer healthcare industry.

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