AUTH/1994/4/07: Anonymous v Janssen-Cilag — alleged inappropriate hospitality (No breach) | PMCPA Case

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Case number	AUTH/1994/4/07
Parties	Anonymous v Janssen-Cilag Ltd
Issue	Alleged inappropriate hospitality linked to third-party meeting support
Complaint received	27 April 2007
Case completed	21 May 2007
Applicable Code year	2006
Meeting/event	Midlands Psychiatric Research Group (MPRG) International Seminar (Coventry), June 2007
Company support described	£2,000 sponsorship towards venue hire, audiovisual equipment hire and speaker expenses; plus sponsorship of one speaker (honorarium £950 paid directly)
Delegate sponsorship	Janssen-Cilag stated it did not sponsor any delegates to attend (other than identified speakers)
Alleged entertainment	Cultural/music programme (not shown on the programme; no evidence Janssen-Cilag funded it)
Clauses considered	Clauses 2, 9.1, 19.1
Outcome	No breach
Appeal	No appeal

Reviewed by Dr Anzal Qurbain (FFPM) — ABPI Final Signatory

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An anonymous complainant alleged inappropriate hospitality linked to an “international conference” run by the “West Midland Research Group”, including free hotel, food and an evening cultural programme, funded by pharmaceutical companies (including Janssen-Cilag).
The Authority asked Janssen-Cilag to respond under Clauses 2, 9.1 and 19.1 (Code year 2006).
Janssen-Cilag said the West Midlands Research Group and Midlands Psychiatric Research Group (MPRG) were the same entity and described the June 2007 Coventry meeting as primarily scientific/educational, with no social agenda shown on the programme.
Janssen-Cilag’s support for the 2007 meeting: a £2,000 educational grant (venue hire, audiovisual equipment, speaker expenses) plus direct payment of a speaker honorarium (£950). It stated it did not sponsor delegates to attend.
The Panel noted differences between the programme provided by the complainant and that provided by Janssen-Cilag, and considered the allegation of a cultural musical event (not shown on the programme).

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No breach of the Code was ruled.
The Panel considered the meeting appeared primarily scientific/educational and the sponsorship described was not unacceptable.
The Panel noted that if entertainment (eg a music programme) had been sponsored, that would be inappropriate, but there was no evidence Janssen-Cilag funded or subsidised such entertainment.

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