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2008 Code Merck Serono

AUTH/2174/10/08: Anonymous v Merck Serono — fertility nurse meeting hospitality and alleged off-label concerns (No breach)

Anonymous complaint alleged inappropriate entertainment/hospitality, biased sponsorship of delegates, and suspected off-label selling of Pergoveris at a fertility nurse meeting. PMCPA ruled…

2008
CASE
2008 Code ProStrakan Clause 9.1

ProStrakan osteoporosis “audit service”: inconsistent service description and unclear sponsorship wording (AUTH/2175/10/08)

Anonymous GP complained an osteoporosis audit pushed Adcal-D3. Panel found no inducement, but ruled 2 breaches of Clause 9.1 due to inconsistent/misleading…

2008
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2008 Code Bayer Schering Pharma Clause 2 Clause 3.1 Clause 7.2 Clause 7.3 Clause 8.1 Clause 9.10 Clause 18.2

AUTH/2172/10/08: Bayer Schering Pharma – pre-licence promotion of Xarelto via UK congress stand and JBJS supplement

Bayer Schering was found to have promoted Xarelto (rivaroxaban) before UK marketing authorisation via a UK exhibition stand and a journal insert,…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Schering-Plough

AUTH/2176/10/08: Nurse v Schering-Plough — alleged confidentiality breach in NHS infusion service programme (No breach)

A nurse alleged she was suspended for refusing to share confidential unit/customer data from an infusion service facilitation programme. The Panel found…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Syner-Med Clause 7.2

AUTH/2173/10/08: Nurse v Syner-Med – Ferinject detail aid and misleading administration information

A nurse challenged a Ferinject detail aid as inaccurate. The PMCPA found the CosmoFer administration chart and a “Single dose delivery” claim…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Merck Serono

AUTH/2174/10/08: Anonymous v Merck Serono — fertility nurse meeting hospitality and alleged off-label selling (No breach)

Anonymous complaint alleged inappropriate entertainment/hospitality, biased sponsorship of fertility nurses, and suspected off-label selling of Pergoveris. PMCPA ruled no breach of Clauses…

2008
CASE
2008 Code ProStrakan

ProStrakan osteoporosis “audit” service: inconsistent materials and unclear sponsorship wording (AUTH/2175/10/08)

Anonymous GP alleged an osteoporosis audit pushed Adcal-D3. Panel found no inducement or product-link evidence, but ruled two breaches for poor standards:…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Schering-Plough

Nurse v Schering-Plough (AUTH/2176/10/08): Infusion service programme and alleged confidentiality breach (No breach)

A nurse alleged she was suspended for refusing to share confidential unit/customer data from an infusion service facilitation programme. The Panel found…

2008
CASE
2008 Code GlaxoSmithKline

Anonymous v GlaxoSmithKline: POINTS COPD audit service (AUTH/2178/10/08) – No breach

Anonymous complaint questioned GSK’s POINTS COPD audit service as a potential rep monitoring/inducement tool. Panel found clear separation of promotional/non-promotional roles and…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Pfizer

Pfizer Lipitor mailing misleadingly implied only certain statins had cardiovascular outcomes evidence (AUTH/2179/10/08)

A Lipitor mailer compared LDL-C lowering across statins but then presented a table implying only Lipitor/rosuvastatin/ezetimibe combos had outcomes trials. Panel ruled…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Merck Sharp & Dohme Schering-Plough

MSD/Schering-Plough Ezetrol ‘New NICE technology appraisal’ ad in Pulse: no breach (AUTH/2180/11/08, AUTH/2181/11/08)

Complaint said Ezetrol ad implying “New NICE” guidance was misleading vs NICE lipid guideline. Panel found headline clearly referred to NICE TA132…

2008
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2008 Code Pfizer Clause 7.2 Clause 7.3 Clause 7.4

Pfizer: Lipitor journal ad—economic modelling percentages presented as clinical absolutes (AUTH/2184/11/08)

A Lipitor journal ad cited economic modelling that 37% vs 82% would hit cholesterol targets. PMCPA said the bold percentages read as…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Schering-Plough Clause 3.2 Clause 7.2

Schering-Plough: NeoClarityn ‘triple stopping power’ ad misleading on ‘anti-inflammatory’ claim (AUTH/2185/11/08)

A NeoClarityn journal ad implied clinically supported ‘anti-inflammatory’ action. PMCPA found it inconsistent with the SPC and misleading, breaching Clauses 3.2 and…

2008
CASE
2008 Code GlaxoSmithKline

Anonymous v GlaxoSmithKline: POINTS COPD audit service (AUTH/2178/10/08) – No breach

Anonymous complaint questioned GSK’s POINTS COPD audit service (consent complexity, data access, inducement). PMCPA found clear separation of promotional/non-promotional roles and no…

2008
CASE
2008 Code Pfizer Clause 7.2

Pfizer: Lipitor mailing ruled misleading due to selective presentation of cardiovascular outcomes evidence (AUTH/2179/10/08)

A Lipitor mailer compared LDL-C lowering across statins but then implied only Lipitor/rosuvastatin/ezetimibe combos had outcomes evidence. Panel found this misleading and…

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