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2022
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2021 Code CSL Vifor Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1 Clause 8.4

CSL Vifor voluntary admission: uncertified Ferinject banners shown to UK HCPs via ESC-HFA/Medscape (AUTH/3689/8/22)

At ESC-HFA 2022, Ferinject banner ads ran for 60 days on the congress site/Medscape and reached UK HCPs unintentionally. UK signatory certification…

2022
CASE
2021 Code SOBI

AUTH/3696/10/22: Complainant v SOBI — Guardian sponsored corporate article (No breach)

Anonymous complaint alleged a Guardian-sponsored SOBI corporate article was disguised promotion and misleading. PMCPA Panel ruled no breach of Clauses 3.6, 5.1,…

2022
CASE
2021 Code CSL Vifor Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1 Clause 8.4

CSL Vifor voluntary admission: Ferinject conference banners shown to UK HCPs without UK certification (AUTH/3689/8/22)

At ESC-HFA 2022, Ferinject banner ads ran on the congress site/Medscape and unintentionally reached UK HCPs for 60 days without certification by…

2022
CASE
2019 Code CSL Vifor Clause 7.9

CSL Vifor: Ferinject journal supplement breached Code for unqualified use of “safe” (AUTH/3679/8/22)

A Ferinject promotional article in the British Journal of Cardiology used “safe” in key messages without adequate qualification. Breach of Clause 7.9…

2021
CASE
2021 Code UCB Pharma Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2

Eli Lilly v UCB: Bimzelx leavepiece—in vitro MOA claims implied clinical superiority

UCB’s Bimzelx leavepiece used in vitro pathway claims and cytokine level data in a way that implied clinical superiority vs IL‑17A inhibitors.…

2021
CASE
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 5

AstraZeneca: LinkedIn ‘like’ promoted unlicensed Evusheld (Clause 5.1 breach upheld on appeal)

PMCPA found a Clause 5.1 breach after a UK-based AstraZeneca Global employee ‘liked’ a Reuters/LinkedIn post about Evusheld before UK authorisation. Other…

2021
CASE
2021 Code AbbVie Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 6.3

AbbVie breached ABPI Code over Rinvoq webpages: imagery implied strenuous activity and omitted prominent pregnancy/contraception warnings

PMCPA found AbbVie’s Rinvoq RA/PsA webpages misleading: surfing imagery implied unrealistic outcomes and pages didn’t prominently flag pregnancy contraindication/contraception advice for women…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Novartis Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1

Novartis breached Clause 6.1 and 5.1 over ‘1st line’ Entresto guideline claim lacking HFrEF definition (AUTH/3665/6/22)

Novartis’ Entresto HCP website claim that national guidelines support 1st line use in chronic HFrEF was ruled insufficiently complete for a broad…

2022
CASE
2021 Code CSL Vifor

CSL Vifor: NHS IV iron service alleged to be disguised promotion for Ferinject (AUTH/3706/11/22) – No breach

Ex-employee alleged CSL Vifor’s non-promotional NHS service was targeted to Ferinject-using hospitals and amounted to disguised promotion/inducement. Panel found allegations not evidenced…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Proveca Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1 Clause 11.2 Clause 12.1 Clause 12.3 Clause 12.6 Clause 12.9

Proveca: Sialanar dosing calculator app treated as promotional—missing PI, AE statement and age clarification (AUTH/3645/5/22)

PMCPA ruled Proveca’s Sialanar dosing calculator app was promotional and had to stand alone. Breaches included missing PI/PI signposting, incorrect AE wording,…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Tillotts Clause 17.2 Clause 17.4

Tillotts representative visit to GP practice: pharmacist’s wishes not observed (AUTH/3681/8/22)

A Tillotts rep made an unplanned GP practice call about Asacol shortage/Octasa switch. The pharmacist said they don’t see reps, but the…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Roche Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1

Roche: Rozlytrek dosing webpage omitted key SPC dose-modification guidance (AUTH/3646/5/22)

PMCPA found Roche’s Rozlytrek dosing webpage misleading because it omitted key SPC dose-modification/discontinuation guidance for several safety scenarios in a black triangle…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Teva UK Clause 5.1 Clause 12.6 Clause 12.10 Clause 16.1

Teva breached Code over Ajovy HCP registration website: PI link not prominent and black triangle missing at first mention (AUTH/3659/6/22)

Teva’s Ajovy webinar registration site breached the ABPI Code because the prescribing information link wasn’t sufficiently prominent and the black triangle wasn’t…

2022
CASE
2021 Code Accord Clause 11.2 Clause 17.2

Accord: representative provided Methofill training devices without flagging paediatric Crohn’s use was off-label (AUTH/3682/8/22)

A rep supplied Methofill injector training materials to a children’s gastroenterology nurse without immediately stating paediatric Crohn’s use was off-label. Breach of…

2022
CASE
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 11.2 Clause 12.7

AstraZeneca breached Code over Symbicort MART messaging and missing PI reference in MIMS ad (AUTH/3678/8/22)

MIMS print ad implied all Symbicort strengths could be used for MART, despite 400/12 being maintenance-only, and failed to reference where PI…

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