Category: PMCPA Case of the Week

Cases selected for the AskAnzal weekly PMCPA insight newsletter

8 Mar 2026

Eisai: Clinical trial disclosure for Fycompa ruled outwith scope (AUTH/2766/5/15)

PMCPA Director considered a complaint about clinical trial disclosure for Fycompa. The matter was ruled outwith the scope…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/2008/6/07: ProStrakan – Rectogesic β€œAdvertisement Feature”, SPC-inconsistent algorithm and breach of undertaking

ProStrakan was found in breach for a sponsored β€œAdvertisement Feature” promoting Rectogesic online without prescribing information and with…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/2466/12/11: Head of Medicines Management v Lundbeck – Health professional letter about Cipramil (No breach; outwith scope)

Complaint about a health professional letter regarding Cipramil. PMCPA recorded no breach because the matter was outwith the…

8 Mar 2026

Celgene breached ABPI Code over Otezla BMJ β€œtile” ad missing PI link and separate certification (AUTH/3253/10/19)

A BMJ hosted-content β€œtile” promoting Otezla lacked a clear single-click link to prescribing information and appeared not to…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/3408/10/20: Anonymous non-contactable v Amgen (Blincyto) – No breach (prescribing information alleged out of date)

Anonymous complaint alleged Blincyto detail aid prescribing information was incorrect/out of date. Panel found complainant provided no supporting…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/3476/2/21: Anonymous (contactable) v Leo Pharma – LinkedIn profile allegations (No breach after appeal)

Complaint alleged a Leo employee’s LinkedIn CV-style β€œExperience” section promoted medicines and used β€œsafe” improperly. Panel found some…

8 Mar 2026

Thornton & Ross webinar invite: sponsorship not clear at the outset (AUTH/3577/11/21)

A webinar invitation email appeared to come from an independent organisation and did not mention Thornton & Ross.…

8 Mar 2026

Accord: representative provided Methofill training devices without flagging paediatric Crohn’s use was off-label (AUTH/3682/8/22)

A rep supplied Methofill injector training materials to a children’s gastroenterology nurse without immediately stating paediatric Crohn’s use…

8 Mar 2026

ALK-AbellΓ³: Representative’s Facebook post promoted Jext (POM) to the public

An ALK-AbellΓ³ representative posted about Jext on Facebook with a link to the product website and urged people…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/3829/9/23: Complainant v GSK β€” event website sponsorship declaration (no breach)

Complaint alleged GSK sponsorship of an HCP event wasn’t disclosed on the homepage or registration pages. Panel found…

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