DrQ Score independently assesses pharmaceutical and medical content for accuracy, transparency and regulatory compliance. Earn your badge. Embed it everywhere. Build industry trust.
Submit any piece of pharmaceutical or medical content. Our assessors score it against 22 published criteria. Your badge goes live. Every pharma website in the world can embed it in two lines of code.
Paste the URL of any HCP portal, educational resource, promotional material, or patient-facing page. We handle the rest.
Our team scores your content against 22 published criteria across evidence quality, transparency, audience appropriateness and compliance signals.
Receive your DrQ Score badge. Two lines of code embeds it on any page. The score is live and cannot be faked — it serves from our servers.
Scores are calculated from 22 published criteria. Every dimension is documented openly so you know exactly what earns each point.
Unlike other quality schemes, our full scoring rubric is public. You know exactly what we assess and how every point is awarded before you submit.
Claims are supported by cited, appropriately graded evidence. No misleading or unbalanced statements. References are current and correctly described.
40 points · 5 criteriaAuthorship, funding, dates, prescribing information and conflicts of interest are clearly disclosed. The reader can verify who produced the content and why.
25 points · 5 criteriaContent is correctly classified, gated and calibrated for its intended audience. Promotional and educational content are not conflated.
20 points · 4 criteriaMLR review is declared, adverse event reporting is accessible, and GDPR privacy obligations are met. Demonstrates a quality production process.
15 points · 3 criteriaFrom global pharma companies to boutique med comms agencies — if your content reaches HCPs or patients, DrQ Score gives it independent credibility.
Demonstrate content quality to HCPs, payers and regulators. Show your HCP portals and promotional materials meet independent standards — not just your own internal review.
Differentiate your agency with an independent quality mark. Offer DrQ-scored deliverables as a premium service. Show clients you hold your content to the highest standard.
Apply the DrQ Score to sponsored content sections, supplements or CME materials. Give readers independent assurance that sponsored content meets quality standards.
Show patients and the public that your health information meets clinical accuracy and transparency standards, independent of any pharmaceutical funding relationships.
Distinguish MSL resources, medical education packs and fair balance materials from promotional content. DrQ Score gives your materials credibility with clinical audiences.
Build credibility with investigators, sites and partners. Show that your study materials, patient information and communications meet independent content quality standards.
Your first assessment is always free. Paid plans unlock multiple content items, your dashboard, benchmark data and API access.
Everything you need to know before submitting your first piece of content.
No. ABPI certification (Clause 8) is a legal requirement for promotional material and must be completed by a registered medical practitioner or pharmacist employed by the company. DrQ Score is an independent quality signal that operates alongside — not instead of — your MLR process.
No. Scores are determined solely by the criteria applied to the content. Companies cannot pay to increase, remove or suppress a score. If you believe a score is incorrect, you can submit a formal appeal with supporting evidence.
Assessments are conducted by qualified healthcare professionals and regulatory affairs specialists with ABPI signatory experience. All assessors are independent of the companies being assessed.
HCP portals, promotional materials, medical education resources, patient-facing health information, disease awareness campaigns, congress materials and digital health content. If it's pharmaceutical or medical and publicly accessible, we can score it.
Standard turnaround is 5 working days. Professional plan subscribers get 3-day turnaround. Emergency 48-hour assessments are available on request for an additional fee.
You paste two lines of code onto your page. The badge renders inside an iframe served from our servers — meaning the score cannot be altered, faked or styled by the host site. Every badge load is logged and the score is always current.
DrQ Score assessments are valid for 24 months, mirroring the ABPI Code's 2-year review cycle. We send renewal reminders at 20 months. Scores that expire are automatically greyed out on the badge until renewal.
Yes. Our full 22-criterion rubric is published openly on our website and on GitHub. We believe transparency about how we score is fundamental to credibility as an independent body.
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