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2023
CASE
2021 Code Otsuka Clause 1

AUTH/3722/1/23: Complainant v Otsuka — Market research alleged to be disguised promotion (No breach after appeal)

Complaint alleged Otsuka’s Abilify Maintena tracking market research was promotional and used patient record forms like a clinical study, plus weak approvals.…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Samsung Bioepis Clause 3.1 Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1

Samsung Bioepis: UK senior leader’s LinkedIn ‘like’ treated as promotion of unlicensed biosimilar (AUTH/3761/4/23)

A UK senior employee ‘liked’ a global corporate LinkedIn post linking to product milestone news. The Panel said this proactively disseminated promotional…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Valneva Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1 Clause 12.9 Clause 15.6

Valneva: pharmacy training webinar video deemed promotional after product mentions (AUTH/3734/2/23)

A pharmacy training webinar hosted on a member site/YouTube became promotional when Valneva’s speaker mentioned products and “no competitors”, triggering missing AE…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Boehringer Ingelheim

AUTH/3759/4/23: Boehringer Ingelheim clinical trial recruitment flyer at BSG Conference 2023 – No breach

Anonymous complaint alleged a Phase 2/3 sarcoma trial flyer in conference bags was pre-licence promotion and inappropriately distributed. Panel found the content…

2023
CASE
2015 Code Otsuka Clause 2 Clause 9.1

Otsuka criticised for lack of transparency in PMCPA submission about earlier case (AUTH/3757/3/23)

Ex-employee alleged Otsuka withheld relevant facts and used unsigned witness statements in a 2015 PMCPA case response. Panel found breaches of Clauses…

2021
CASE
2021 Code BioMarin Clause 5.1 Clause 26.1

BioMarin: UK employee ‘liked’ overseas LinkedIn post, bringing promotional content into ABPI Code scope

A UAE-based leader posted about FDA/EMA approvals; a UK employee ‘liked’ it, which the Panel said proactively disseminated promotional POM content to…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Clause 5

Novartis: Tasigna GB prescribing information showed NI marketing authorisation numbers (AUTH/3732/1/23)

A Novartis HCP website link to Tasigna “Great Britain Prescribing Information” mistakenly displayed Northern Ireland marketing authorisation numbers. The Panel ruled a…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GlaxoSmithKline Clause 5.1 Clause 11.2

GSK: Senior medical employee ‘loved’ LinkedIn post seen as disseminating off-label promotion for Jemperli (AUTH/3690/8/22)

A senior UK-based GSK medical employee ‘loved’ an external LinkedIn post about rectal cancer immunotherapy. Panel said this likely disseminated off-label promotion…

2023
CASE
2021 Code GlaxoSmithKline

AUTH/3724/1/23: Complainant v GSK (Shingrix) — TV shingles awareness advert and website (No breach)

A UK physician alleged a shingles TV ad and linked disease-awareness site indirectly promoted GSK’s Shingrix. PMCPA Panel found the content balanced…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GSK UK

AUTH/3719/12/22: GSK – Trelegy website claims, NMA presentation and Ellipta device messaging

GSK’s Trelegy site and ERS leavepiece used broad superiority messaging and visuals that implied statistical significance where it wasn’t shown, plus an…

2023
CASE
2021 Code UCB Clause 3

UCB: Senior UK employee ‘liked’ LinkedIn post about Fintepla in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (AUTH/3726/1/23)

A Germany-based employee posted “Hope for patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome!” linking to a US press release about Fintepla. A senior UK employee…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GSK Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 14.1

GSK: ERS 2022 symposium highlights video ruled misleading on NMA-based COPD comparisons (Trelegy) (AUTH/3715/11/22)

A Trelegy promotional video summarising an ERS 2022 symposium overstated statistical significance in NMA comparisons on COPD exacerbations, leading to breaches for…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Merck Sharp & Dohme Clause 5.1 Clause 26.1 Clause 26.2

MSD: employees’ LinkedIn ‘likes’ of NHS post about pembrolizumab ruled promotion to the public (AUTH/3710/11/22)

Nine MSD UK employees ‘liked’ an NHS England LinkedIn post about pembrolizumab, including “cancer-free” patient story. PMCPA ruled breaches of Clauses 5.1,…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GSK Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 14.1

AstraZeneca v GSK: Trelegy COPD NMA headline claim ruled misleading (AUTH/3699/10/22)

GSK’s HCP webpage/video used an NMA to headline “greater exacerbation reduction” vs other COPD SITTs. PMCPA ruled the headline comparison misleading (Clauses…

2021
CASE
2021 Code GSK UK Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2

GSK at ERS 2022: COPD network meta-analysis slides ruled misleading; MSL presence on promo stand not proven promotional

At ERS 2022, GSK-sponsored symposium slides on a COPD network meta-analysis were ruled misleading/unsubstantiated (Clauses 6.1, 6.2, 5.1). Allegations about MSLs acting…

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