Cases selected for the AskAnzal weekly PMCPA insight newsletter
A pharmacist complained a launch letter promoted off-label use of Melatonin 1mg/ml Oral Solution. The Panel ruled the…
Roche challenged two GSK corporate press releases about lapatinib (Tykerb/Tyverb). The Panel found one release misleading on adverse…
Merz promoted Xeomin as βAt least as effective as Botox with a similar safety profileβ on an exhibition…
Anonymous alleged an AstraZeneca meeting misled attendees and promoted Seroquel for borderline personality disorder. Panel found no evidence…
Two near-identical MSD Connect emails with different subject lines were sent within seconds due to a third-party technical…
Takeda challenged AstraZenecaβs βNo other LHRHa has demonstrated survival benefits in all 3 stagesβ¦β claim in a Zoladex…
PMCPA case AUTH/3075/9/18 (Director v Lundbeck) concerned clinical trial disclosure but was ruled outwith the scope of the…
A hospital pharmacist alleged ProStrakan reps discussed Abstral for post-operative urology patients (off-label). Panel found the complaint not…
A renal nurse complained that Durogesic DTrans branded pens were in BRS 2013 delegate bags. Panel found a…
MIMS βabbreviatedβ CosmoCol ad included pack size/cost and other claims, so needed prescribing info. Both the ad and…
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