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2022
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2021 Code AstraZeneca

AUTH/3683/8/22: Complainant v AstraZeneca — Trixeo prescribing summary card (No breach)

Complaint about Trixeo promotional claims (spacer use, lung deposition %, and missing Symbicort PI). PMCPA Panel found no breach of the 2021…

2021
CASE
2021 Code Bayer

Bayer breached ABPI Code after US Kerendia DTC banner ads appeared on MailOnline (UK public exposure)

A US Kerendia (finerenone) DTC banner campaign was inadvertently accessible on MailOnline in the UK. The Panel found it was promotional POM…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Grünenthal Clause 5.1 Clause 8.6

Grünenthal voluntary admission: failure to retain certified materials and certificates (AUTH/3733/1/23)

Grünenthal voluntarily admitted it could not locate/retain ~30 certified hard-copy items and signatures. The PMCPA ruled breaches of Clauses 5.1 and 8.6…

2019
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2019 Code Teva Clause 2 Clause 3.2 Clause 4.1 Clause 4.9 Clause 4.10 Clause 7.11 Clause 9.1 Clause 14.1

Teva: P3 Pharmacy interview article deemed promotional—missing PI, AE statement and black triangle; Copaxone indication overstated

A P3 Pharmacy interview featuring Teva content was ruled promotional. The article lacked PI, AE reporting statement, certification and Ajovy’s black triangle,…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Ferring Pharmaceuticals Clause 5.1

Ferring Pharmaceuticals: failure to fully withdraw Pentasa leavepiece with incorrect prescribing information (AUTH/3716/11/22)

Ferring confirmed withdrawal of Pentasa material with incorrect dosing info, but a hidden website hyperlink kept the leavepiece accessible for ~11 weeks.…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Dr Falk Pharma UK Clause 5

PMCPA AUTH/3713/11/22: Tillotts Pharma v Dr Falk Pharma (Budenofalk digital ad not withdrawn)

Dr Falk was ruled in breach of Clause 5.1 after a Budenofalk digital ad remained in use 12 weeks after agreeing to…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Ethypharm Clause 5 Clause 26

Ethypharm naloxone poster on telephone booth ruled to be public advertising of a POM (AUTH/3700/10/22)

A naloxone awareness poster on a telephone booth linked to a website showing branded naloxone products. PMCPA ruled it advertised a POM…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Novo Nordisk Clause 3 Clause 5

Novo Nordisk: booking form for third‑party training still accessible online after undertaking (AUTH/3754/3/23)

A Google search found a booking form for a third‑party weight management webinar previously ruled in breach. Panel said Novo Nordisk hadn’t…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Boehringer Ingelheim Clause 5.1 Clause 12.1 Clause 12.4

AUTH/3744/2/23: Boehringer Ingelheim—Broken prescribing information link on promotional website (Pradaxa/Praxbind)

A third-party promotional webpage had a non-functioning single-click PI link for Pradaxa/Praxbind for ~3 weeks. An earlier email alert to medical information…

2023
CASE
2021 Code Takeda UK Clause 3.1 Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1 Clause 11.1 Clause 26.1

Takeda UK: supplier payment-terms letter contained promotional claims and pre-authorisation content (AUTH/3742/2/23)

A supplier payment-terms letter sent to 266 UK vendors included promotional language about three medicines and an asset in development. It was…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GlaxoSmithKline

GSK and a Daily Mail Shingrix article: Panel rules no breach (AUTH/3691/9/22)

Complaint alleged a Daily Mail article promoted Shingrix (POM) to the public. PMCPA found no evidence the article resulted from GSK’s business…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2

Daiichi Sankyo: Nilemdo/Nustendi “add-on” materials didn’t make simvastatin >40mg contraindication immediately apparent (AUTH/3677/7/22)

PMCPA found sales aids, leavepieces and rep briefing docs implied Nilemdo/Nustendi could be added to any statin dose. Simvastatin >40mg contraindication wasn’t…

2022
CASE
2021 Code GlaxoSmithKline

AUTH/3714/11/22: GlaxoSmithKline – Trelegy website claim “A simple choice… easy to use and quick to teach” (No breach)

GSK’s HCP website described Trelegy Ellipta as “A simple choice. One inhaler, easy to use and quick to teach”. A health professional…

2021
CASE
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 14.4

AstraZeneca breach over Trixeo ad implying mortality benefit (Pulse magazine)

Pulse ad for Trixeo linked COPD exacerbations and death with a “Take action with Trixeo” call-to-action, creating an unsubstantiated and misleading implication…

2022
CASE
2021 Code AstraZeneca

AUTH/3697/10/22: AstraZeneca symposium influenza vaccine comments and slide approval – No breach

Complaint about symposium slides allegedly lacking job codes and a speaker’s ‘mismatch of the vaccine’ comment. PMCPA ruled no breach of Clauses…

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