Category: PMCPA Case of the Week

Cases selected for the AskAnzal weekly PMCPA insight newsletter

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/2005/5/07: GP v Pfizer – Celebrex journal ad claim β€˜relieve my pain’ (No breach)

A GP alleged a Celebrex journal ad implied guaranteed 100% pain relief. The Panel found the wording was…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/1825/4/06: ProStrakan v Shire – Calcichew-D3 Forte β€˜preferred by 80%’ claim ruled misleading

Shire’s journal ad claimed Calcichew-D3 Forte was preferred over Adcal-D3 by 80% of patients and implied a pleasant…

8 Mar 2026

Novartis v ApoPharma & Swedish Orphan: Ferriprox β€˜Life is getting longer’ claim, missing PI link, and public-facing patient newsletter issues (AUTH/1822/4/06, AUTH/1823/4/06)

Ferriprox banner and patient-newsletter content drew breaches for missing prescribing info link (HCP ad), unsubstantiated hanging comparison, and…

8 Mar 2026

AstraZeneca breached ABPI Code over Symbicort ad implying improved survival in COPD (AUTH/1853/6/06)

A BMJ Symbicort ad headed β€œImproving survival in COPD” was ruled misleading because it implied Symbicort improved survival,…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/2905/11/16: Director v A Menarini β€” No breach (outwith scope of the Code)

PMCPA case AUTH/2905/11/16 (Director v A Menarini). Completed 7 March 2017. Outcome: No breach; matter considered outwith the…

8 Mar 2026

GSK breached ABPI Code over broad QoL comparison claim for Trelegy Ellipta COPD ad

A Trelegy Ellipta web ad claimed β€œImprovement in quality of life vs ICS/LABA”. PMCPA ruled the comparison implied…

8 Mar 2026

AUTH/3459/1/21: Complainant v Napp β€” Invokana webcast advertisement (No breach)

Napp was accused of off-licence renoprotection claims and missing renal dosing/adult-only info in an Invokana webcast ad. Panel…

8 Mar 2026

LEO Pharma: Protopic β€˜At a glance’ HCP webpage – misleading maintenance-therapy graph and sun-exposure imagery (AUTH/3501/4/21)

LEO’s Protopic HCP webpage breached the Code for an image implying no need for sun precautions and for…

8 Mar 2026

Gilead (HIV.eu): HCP website content and PI links accessible to the public due to broken patient-site routing

Gilead’s HIV.eu HCP site briefly remained accessible after β€œvisit patient site” failed. Panel found promotional HCP content likely…

8 Mar 2026

Teva: P3 Pharmacy interview article deemed promotionalβ€”missing PI, AE statement and black triangle; Copaxone indication overstated

A P3 Pharmacy interview featuring Teva content was ruled promotional. The article lacked PI, AE reporting statement, certification…

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