Ms. Lizette Melgar began her role of Compliance Manager – Latin America on 1-7-13 in their office in Miami, Florida. Ms. Melgar’s Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining expertise in international sales and marketing compliance by keeping current with U.S. and international laws and regulations including the FCPA, U.K. Bribery Act 2010
- Maintaining and updating the Compliance program’s policies and procedures
- Providing guidance and evaluating the appropriateness of sales and marketing related activities, including the review and approval of certain sales and marketing practices
- Analyzing risks and developing risk mitigation plans
- Developing and implementing compliance training on a regular basis for all employees
- Conducting assistance with investigations of possible compliance-related misconduct
- Supporting the commercial team’s due diligence reviews of third-party representatives
Ms. Melgar was previously Legal and Compliance Specialist for Medtronic.
The backbone of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is its world-leading generic pharmaceuticals business. Through subsidiary Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the company makes generic versions of brand-name antibiotics, heart drugs, heartburn medications, and more — in all about 300 generic products. Teva’s US generic products include equivalents of such blockbusters as antidepressant Prozac and cholesterol drug Mevacor. The company, Israel’s top drug maker, also develops and manufactures proprietary drugs, including multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone and Parkinson’s disease treatment Azilect. Its active pharmaceutical ingredients division makes drug components for Teva and other pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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