Terms Of Use

Medthority (medthority.com) is a web property of EPG Communication Holdings Ltd t/a EPG Health (the service provider) and represents the services and intellectual property of subsidiaries, divisions, related entities and affiliates including but not limited to IMR International (Australia) Pty Limited.

The registered and business address of EPG Communication Holdings Ltd is at Wellington Gate, 7 & 9 Church Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1HT, United Kingdom.

This service contains an aggregation of content from multiple sources including – but not limited to – independent publishers, government agencies, professional societies, news agencies, our own and independent medical writers, and other users of Medthority.

The service also contains sponsored content, messages and other materials placed and paid for by advertisers, sponsors or others with an underlying commercial or scientific agenda. By using the service you may be exposed to that content, those messages or materials and, where that is the case, a clear statement will be displayed in the header or footer confirming that the content is sponsored, funded, placed, positioned or otherwise commercially funded – along with the source and nature of that funding.

By accessing any part of the service you acknowledge that information relating to you and your access, including behaviour patterns and in some instances personally identifiable information may be shared within our organisation (its subsidiaries, divisions, related entities and affiliates) regardless of the service element you have accessed or its provider.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we use and protect this information.

On an anonymised basis this same information – or parts thereof – may also be stored, referenced and used by third parties whose services support or form a component of this service. These include third parties such as Google Analytics.  In general, the purpose of collecting such information is to help us better measure, analyse, understand and serve the needs of our users with appropriate content.

This service and associated offerings such as other websites, newsletters, mobile applications, software applications, databases, reference tools, continuing medical educational content (grant funded), non-accredited learning (sponsored content), learning zones (grant funded and sponsored content), drug databases and news (collectively “the services”) – unless otherwise stated – are owned and provided to you by EPG Communication Holdings Ltd t/a EPG Health ("the service provider").

In addition to EPG Communication Holdings Ltd, some service elements are also provided under license or by way of other agreement by related businesses within our organisation (“a group Company”). These are subsidiaries, divisions, related entities and affiliates, including but not limited to EPG Health (the service provider), and IMR International (Australia) Pty Limited. Where that is the case, these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy shall prevail. 

Should a component or element of the service be provided by a group Company or other 3rd party, and unless stated otherwise, then these terms of use shall continue to prevail, and where applicable, are concurrent with those of a third party such Google Analytics.

 1. Intended audience – healthcare professionals

By accessing this service, you are confirming your status as a medical doctor, physician, nurse, clinical specialist or otherwise qualified healthcare professional.

This service is intended for use by healthcare professionals only. Non-professionals or those not possessing a nationally - or internationally- recognised medical qualification should review information carefully with their professional healthcare provider. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by doctors, physicians or other qualified healthcare professionals.

We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from non-healthcare professionals or any person under the age of eighteen.

In order to access certain information on this website, you may be required to provide personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we use and protect this information.

Furthermore, by accessing the service, you confirm you understand that the content contained herein is made available for an international audience and that the presentation of the service or its content in a local language does not imply a warranty or guarantee from the service provider as to the accuracy or applicability of the content or service for a given region, country or language.

For country-specific prescription drug information and guidance please consult local health authorities or medicines agencies. Pharmaceutical product licensing, approval, availability and prescribing information, treatment guidelines, and other clinical parameters may vary from one country to another.

2. Accuracy and use of content contained

We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of content presented through these services. However, in view of the possibility of errors by the authors, editors, or publishers of the material contained herein, or of the expiry of its validity due to subsequent external changes, neither the service provider nor any other party involved in the preparation of this material warrants that the information contained herein is accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such.

Medical professionals should confirm the accuracy of the information contained herein using other sources.

Sponsors of the services can in no way be held responsible or liable for any harm, injury, damage (financial or physical), death or otherwise as a result of any user accessing the information contained herein.

Users are cautioned to always research information related to prescription medicines or treatment from more than one recognised source and are solely responsible for any decision taken regarding treatment of a patient.

The service provider and other parties involved herein make no representations or warranties with respect to any treatment, action or application of medication or preparation by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this service.

The service provider and any other party involved herein will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages arising from the use of this service.

3. External links/websites and affiliates

The service provider, our sponsors, advertisers and partners do not accept responsibility for content held within external websites linking to or from this service. The content of any such website in no way represents the opinions of the service provider. Such links are supplied purely as 'suggested links', the content of which is in no way warranted for accuracy or independence.

The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the service provider.

4. Service and operation

The service provider reserves the right to add, modify, or delete any of the content and services or parts thereof at any time. Access to the service may be unavailable or terminated at any time and this will not affect any disclaimer or limitation of liability.

In no event shall the service provider or their partners/subcontractors be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages caused by any failure of performance, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, defects, delays in operations or transmission, communications lines failure, theft, destruction, unauthorised access to or use of the service, or for any failure or inability to perform by the service provider or its subcontractors due to any cause beyond their control.

5. Copyright

All rights are reserved. The information published within this service remains the property of the author or copyright holder, be it an individual or corporation or other organisation.

The information presented and its format and structure is protected under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literature and Artistic works, under other international conventions and under national laws on copyright and neighbouring rights.

Extracts of the information from the service may be reviewed, reproduced or translated for research or private study but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. Any use of information from the service should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of the service provider and a clear credit to “EPG Health ("service provider" of Medthority) as the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the relevant page within this service. Reproduction or translation of substantial portions of this service or any use other than for educational or other non-commercial purposes, requires explicit, prior authorisation in writing.

It is strictly forbidden to use the service imagery, the Medthority or EPG Health logos or related graphics without authorisation in writing. Where permission has been granted, the Medthority or EPG Health logo must be hyperlinked to the Medthority website homepage (www.medthority.com) or EPG Health website homepage (www.epghealthmedia.com) respectively. Applications and enquiries should be addressed via 'Contact Us'.

6. Complaints and disputes

If you discover any content on the site which you consider breaches any of these Terms of Use, or if you believe that another user has violated the Terms of Use or infringed your rights, you should notify the service provider immediately. In the event that the service provider receives a complaint regarding the site, the service provider will consider the complaint and take appropriate action, which may include removing the offending content and/or taking legal action. The service provider is not obliged to advise anyone alleged to have, or whom we consider has, infringed the terms, that we have altered, removed, or edited any material they have posted. Any response we give is at our absolute discretion.

7. Accounts and passwords

You may not assign, transfer, share or sublicense the advantages of membership of the site with any other person. If you are a registered user of the site, you must keep your account details and password confidential and your login details must only be used by you. The service provider has the right to disable any login password without prior notice whether chosen by you or allocated by us at any time if, in the service provider’s opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use or if the service provider determines that it is necessary for the service provider to do so for any reason. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you may know or is attempting to discover your login details, you must promptly notify the service provider.

9. Contact from EPG Health and Medthority

By registering as a user of this service you accept that you may occasionally receive promotional and non-promotional correspondence from us.

This correspondence may also include information or messages sponsored, written or paid for by third party/pharmaceutical/medical device companies or others with a commercial or scientific agenda. As such, these messages may contain sponsored or advertising content related to pharmaceutical products, devices, brands or websites. Where this is the case, the message or part thereof will be clearly marked as 'sponsored' or ‘promotional’.

10. How we use your personal data (summary)

We reserve the right to ask for proof of your qualification as a healthcare professional. Additionally, if you have applied to become a registered user and our verification process reveals that you are not fully registered with a recognised medical regulatory body, the request to become a registered user will be denied. In the event that your registration with a relevant medical regulatory body for healthcare professionals is subsequently revoked, your rights to continue to access and use the site as a registered user will cease. While we take steps to authenticate healthcare professionals’ qualifications, we cannot guarantee that every registered user on the site is indeed qualified or a registered practicing doctor or healthcare professionals.

By registering as a user of this service you agree that your personal data may be used by the service provider, its subsidiaries, affiliates or partners for the purposes of periodic contact (where you have consented during registration) or for the purposes of market research.

Please visit our Privacy Policy for more information on how we use/store your personal data.

11. Modification of these Terms of Use

The service provider may wish to update or change the terms, conditions and notices for the service provided from time to time and reserves the right to make these changes. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms, conditions and notices. Continued access to or use of services provided by the service provider after any such change shall constitute your consent to such change. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that change or improve the service shall be subject to the Terms of Use, as modified from time to time.

Your use of this service and the data/information held therein constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and associated Privacy Policy.

Your agreement is binding regardless of whether you continue to use the service anonymously (unregistered or not logged in) or as an identifiable individual or organisation (registered or logged in user).

Last updated: 31 March 2020