Opus AdPromo Academy: Promotional Review Fundamentals is a 2 day practical, instructor-led virtual training program designed for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences professionals involved in developing, reviewing, approving, or supporting promotional and disease state communications.
Whether you're onboarding new team members, educating cross-functional partners, or strengthening your organization's promotional review process, this program provides participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to navigate FDA advertising and promotion requirements with confidence.
Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, attendees gain a clear understanding of the regulatory principles that support compliant, effective promotional communications while learning how those principles apply during day-to-day promotional review.
Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for professionals across the promotional review process, including: Fellows and Interns, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Medical Affairs, Compliance, Commercial Operations, Training, Communications, Market Access, Agency Partners, Copy Review Committee Members
Whether you're new to promotional review or looking to strengthen your understanding of FDA expectations, this course provides valuable foundational knowledge for every member of the review team.
Practical Application
The Promotional Review Fundamentals course goes beyond the basics by connecting regulatory requirements to real-world review scenarios. The training can include hands-on exercises, sample promotional examples, and discussion of common review challenges to help teams identify potential risks and develop stronger, more compliant materials.
Program Benefits
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the foundational FDA requirements for prescription drug and biologic promotion
Recognize common regulatory risks in promotional and disease state materials
Evaluate claims, visuals, and messaging through a regulatory perspective
Participate more confidently and effectively in promotional review discussions
Improve collaboration across Regulatory, Medical, Legal, Marketing, Compliance, and agency teams
Support more efficient review cycles while reducing avoidable revisions and rework
Apply regulatory principles to help develop compliant, effective promotional communications
Why Opus?
Learn from senior regulatory and medical professionals with extensive experience supporting promotional review across a broad range of therapeutic areas, product types, and organizations.
The course curriculum, instructional materials, case studies, and supporting resources were developed and reviewed by experienced Opus consultants, including professionals who previously held roles within the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP). Their firsthand regulatory experience provides participants with valuable insight into how FDA evaluates prescription drug promotional communications, identifies potential compliance concerns, and applies established advertising and promotion principles in practice.
The program also incorporates the specialized knowledge of professionals with backgrounds in industry, academia, medicine, regulatory affairs, compliance, and legal review. This multidisciplinary perspective reflects the cross-functional nature of the promotional review process and helps participants understand how regulatory requirements affect each stakeholder involved in developing and approving promotional communications. Our instructors combine deep FDA advertising and promotion expertise with practical industry experience, offering actionable, real-world insights that participants can immediately apply within their own organizations.
program details:
Date & Time: September 10-11, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Location: Online; access link will be provided to registered participants
Program Fee: $2,250 per participant