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Mar 2026
2021 Code Bayer

AUTH/3855/11/23: Complainant v Bayer (Google search access to HCP portal PDFs) – No breach

Complaint alleged Google searches allowed public access to Bayer “advertisements” for medicines. Panel found documents were non-promotional or appropriately gated for HCPs.…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 5.1 Clause 12.1 Clause 12.6

AstraZeneca breached ABPI Code over missing PI and weak PI signposting on Tagrisso HCP website pop-up (AUTH/3806/8/23)

PMCPA ruled AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso Connect HCP site breached the Code because the first promotional pop-up lacked prescribing information and didn’t clearly signpost…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code GSK UK Clause 5.1 Clause 11.2 Clause 26.1

GSK: LinkedIn ‘celebrate’ of third‑party niraparib trial post ruled off‑label promotion to the public (AUTH/3854/11/23)

A UK-based GSK Global employee ‘celebrated’ a third-party LinkedIn post about promising niraparib results in glioblastoma. PMCPA found promotion to the public…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale S.r.l. Clause 26.1

A. Menarini breached Clause 26.1 after third-party X post showed “Invokana canagliflozin tablets” at diabetes conference

An events business employee posted a public X photo where “Invokana canagliflozin tablets” was legible on Menarini’s stand. PMCPA held this amounted…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Sanofi

Sanofi: LinkedIn job-title post naming three POM brands – no breach (AUTH/3874/02/24)

A Sanofi Global employee’s LinkedIn job update included three product brand names and was liked/commented on by UK staff. Panel found the…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Sun Pharma UK Clause 5.1

AUTH/3808/8/23: Complainant v Sun Pharma — ability to contact the company (No breach)

Complaint alleged Sun Pharma phone numbers and website were not functional, potentially affecting patient queries and side effect reporting. Panel found one…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Moderna Clause 5 Clause 6

Moderna: unapproved clinical trial recruitment tweets/articles, unclear sponsorship and misleading statements (AUTH/3815/8/23)

Unapproved social posts and an NHS Trust web article recruiting for Moderna’s NextCOVE trial were found misleading and unclear about Moderna’s involvement.…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo UK

AUTH/3830/9/23: Complainant v Daiichi Sankyo UK — event sponsorship declaration (No breach)

Complaint alleged Daiichi Sankyo’s sponsorship of an event wasn’t clear on the website home/registration pages. Panel found sponsorship disclosure and sponsor list…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code GSK UK

AUTH/3829/9/23: Complainant v GSK — event website sponsorship declaration (no breach)

Complaint alleged GSK sponsorship of an HCP event wasn’t disclosed on the homepage or registration pages. Panel found sponsorship was sufficiently clear…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Roche Products Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 14.1

AUTH/3764/4/23: Bayer v Roche – “first and only” faricimab claims and implied added benefit in non-responders

Roche promotional materials for Vabysmo (faricimab) were ruled misleading where “first and only” wording and “may confer additional benefits” implied special clinical…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Clause 26

Novartis: employee ‘liked’ LinkedIn posts referencing Cosentyx and HS – promotion to the public (Clause 26.1 breach)

A UK-based Novartis employee ‘liked’ two LinkedIn posts referencing Cosentyx (secukinumab) and hidradenitis suppurativa. Panel ruled this proactively distributed POM promotion to…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Bayer

AUTH/3873/01/24: Complainant v Bayer (Eylea website and public access to SmPC) – No breach

A health professional complained that a patient accessed the Eylea SmPC via Bayer’s patient website. The Panel found the site appropriately separated…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2 Clause 6.3 Clause 14.1 Clause 14.4

AstraZeneca breached ABPI Code over Trixeo mortality webpage: 46% risk reduction claim and graph presentation

AstraZeneca’s Trixeo HCP website mortality section was ruled misleading: prominent “46% risk reduction” and “across all treatment arms” messaging lacked clear context…

08
Mar 2026
2015 Code Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk: multiple failures in transfers of value disclosure (2015–2022) led to Clause 2 breach

Novo Nordisk was ruled in breach for failures to disclose, late disclosure, and inaccurate/misplaced reporting of transfers of value to HCOs and…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code CSL Vifor Clause 5

CSL Vifor: Uncertified global invite to UK HCP for overseas CKD-aP meeting (difelikefalin) breached certification and mandatory info rules

CSL Vifor voluntarily admitted breaches after a global team sent a UK HCP an uncertified email invite/flyer for an overseas CKD-aP meeting…

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