Request a grant

Salix awards unrestricted educational grants to support specific educational, scientific or health-related activities that may benefit the public and improve patient healthcare. Examples include:

• Grants to independent continuing medical education (CME) or continuing education (CE) providers to support educational activities for healthcare professionals, including medical students, residents, fellows, and others in training
• Non-CME grants to support patient educational activities

Salix provides contributions to not-for-profit organizations to support healthcare-related activities that promote excellence in patient care. Examples include:

• Donation to support an event raising awareness about a cause
• Donation to support the mission of a charitable organization

The primary focus of requests for grant funding from Salix should be on CME/CE activities and educational initiatives that advance the quality of patient care and align with Salix’s major therapeutic or clinical interests. These include the following areas:

Gastroenterology

• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Functional GI disorders
• Colon cancer screening and prevention

Hepatic diseases

• Hepatic encephalopathy

Infectious or Secretory Diarrhea

• Travelers’ diarrhea
• Clostridium difficile infection
• Other enteric infections
• HIV-associated diarrhea

Other

• Opioid-Induced Constipation
• Fecal Incontinence
• Vesicoureteral Reflux

Programs in therapeutic areas outside of those listed above generally will not be considered. Please note that, while grant applications for educational programs in the above-mentioned therapeutic areas will receive higher priority, not all requests in these therapeutic areas can be approved. All grants are awarded at Salix's sole discretion.

Salix awards unrestricted educational grants to support CME/CE activities, and other legitimate patient educational programs based on a number of criteria, including the following:

• Demonstrated unmet educational needs of healthcare providers
• Educational method
• Efficient use of funds
• Availability of funds
• Alignment with Salix’s areas of therapeutic focus or clinical interests
• Timely completion of grant application materials

Priority is given to live educational programs that are advertised, open to a broad audience and that offer CME or CE credit.

Grant/charitable contribution request approval is never based on or linked to past, present, or future prescribing, formulary, purchasing, recommending, or reimbursement of Salix products. Educational grants are unrestricted, which means that the agenda, content, speakers and faculty must be developed independently of Salix’s influence.

To expedite grant request processing

• Submit your educational grant request online at least 60 days before the date of the proposed educational program/initiative. It is the requestor's responsibility to submit application materials in a timely fashion and in consideration of the proposed date of the educational program/initiative.
• Submit only completed forms, and submit all forms at once. If all forms are not submitted and/or any are incomplete, the grant request will not be reviewed.
  
  Forms to be submitted include:
  • Grant Request, completion of which includes requestor and program information, such as a description of the activity, its educational purpose, and tax identification number
  • Program Agenda, if applicable, with timing, title(s), target audience, speakers (if selected), confirmation that CME/CE credits will be awarded, and learning objectives
  • The amount of funding requested, including a budget detailing the proposed use of funds
  • W-9

To expedite charitable contribution request processing

• Submit your charitable contribution request online at least 60 days before the date of the proposed program/initiative
• Submit only completed forms, and submit all forms at once. If all forms are not submitted and/or any are incomplete, the charitable contribution request will not be reviewed
  
  Forms to be submitted include:
  • Charitable Contribution Request, completion of which includes requestor and program information (if applicable), such as a description of the activity, its purpose, and tax identification number
  • Mission Statement of the organization
  • Program Agenda, if applicable, with timing, title(s), target audience, speakers (if selected), and learning objectives
  • The amount of funding requested, including a budget detailing the proposed use of funds
  • IRS Letter of Determination providing evidence of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Grants must be compliant with the following guidelines and guidance:

• Salix’s internal company policies and guidelines
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) guidelines (if applicable)
• American Medical Association (AMA) Guidelines on Continuing Medical Education
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• FDA Guidance to Industry: Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities
• PhRMA and AdvaMed Codes on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals (as applicable)

With regard to CME or non-CME Educational Programs, the following guidelines apply:

• Salix employees or representatives may not suggest the speakers or review or make any suggestions concerning the agenda or content of an educational program
• No Salix employee may engage in product promotion or marketing activities or distribute promotional materials at independent educational activities supported by Salix

Salix provides grants to

• Associations, foundations, and professional societies (priority placed on those that are not-for-profit)
• Hospitals, universities, and colleges
• Patient associations and advocacy groups
• Other qualified groups that have the potential to provide independent, high-quality education to advance healthcare may be approved on a case-by-case basis

Grants and charitable contributions will not be provided to

• Any individual, including a doctor or groups of doctors in a private practice
• Debarred institutions, groups, or faculty, including organizations or their employees on probation with the ACCME, on the OIG exclusion list, or debarred from a federal healthcare program

• Under no circumstances may a grant or charitable contribution be tied to past, present, or future prescribing, purchasing, or recommendation of any drug. Any documentation that suggests that the grant or charitable contribution is tied, in any way, to past, present, or future prescribing, purchasing, or recommending of any Salix product will cause the grant or charitable contribution request to be denied
• Grants must be used exclusively to fund specific educational programs with a well-defined and legitimate purpose
• Grants or charitable contributions cannot be used for the purchase of journal subscriptions or similar items, as these items may be considered practice-related items or as part of operating expenses