Cases selected for the AskAnzal weekly PMCPA insight newsletter
Anonymous ex-employee alleged Moderna misused preprint vaccine effectiveness data, cherry-picked graphs and sought UK contract advantage via JCVI…
A medical publisherβs βSponsoredβ Facebook ad linked to a Lilly-funded breast cancer article. The Panel found disguised promotion,…
A pharmacist challenged claims that Versatis was comparable to pregabalin (and possibly gabapentin) and had fewer side-effects/interactions. The…
GSK and Roche withdrew Bonviva βBuilding Bonesβ materials after an undertaking, but Pulse republished the old ad. Panel…
Actiq ad and leavepiece implied breakthrough cancer pain control could be switched βonβ and βoffβ like an appliance.…
Anonymous ex-employee alleged UK doctors were invited to a βlavishβ Berlin meeting based on prescribing and that hospitality/entertainment…
Shire challenged Norgineβs βNICE recommends MOVICOL Paediatric Plain FIRST-LINEβ ad/leavepiece as unauthorised, unreferenced and implying off-label paediatric use.…
PMCPA case AUTH/3119/11/18 (Director v Pfizer) about clinical trial disclosure. The matter was ruled outwith the scope of…
A GP alleged Trajenta βwith a differenceβ claims were misleading vs other DPP-4 inhibitors (dose adjustment, renal monitoring,…
A pharmacist alleged Leoβs pre-printed βDear Drβ forms for Picato were used to bypass local formulary status. PMCPA…
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