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Mar 2026
2021 Code GSK Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2

GSK fined for ambiguous Trelegy website claim implying significant exacerbation reduction vs unnamed triple therapy (AUTH/3781/6/23)

PMCPA ruled GSK’s Trelegy HCP webpage claim “greater exacerbation reduction vs another single-inhaler triple therapy” was ambiguous and misleading, implying significance without…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code GSK Clause 5 Clause 6

GSK breached ABPI Code over “Trevor trusts Trelegy” website claim (AUTH/3785/6/23)

PMCPA ruled GSK’s “Trevor trusts Trelegy” claim on an HCP website was ambiguous, misleading and unsubstantiated (Clauses 6.1, 6.2, 5.1). No breach…

08
Mar 2026
2019 Code AstraZeneca Clause 2 Clause 3 Clause 9 Clause 26

AstraZeneca: Senior UK-based employees’ LinkedIn ‘likes’ treated as promotional dissemination to the public (AUTH/3774/6/23)

Senior UK-based AstraZeneca employees ‘liked’ LinkedIn posts linking to press releases about Imfinzi combinations and trial results. The PMCPA ruled promotion to…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Clause 4 Clause 5 Clause 6 Clause 8 Clause 26

AstraZeneca: promotional meeting misclassified and LinkedIn engagement led to pre-authorisation promotion and public advertising findings (AUTH/3729/1/23)

Six amalgamated complaints. Breaches found for a UK “think tank” meeting (uncertified promotional content; ‘cure’ implication) and LinkedIn likes/reposts (pre-authorisation promotion; public…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca

AUTH/3801/7/23: Complainant v AstraZeneca — LinkedIn ‘About’ section alleged public promotion (No breach)

Complaint alleged a senior AstraZeneca leader’s LinkedIn ‘About’ section promoted POMs to the public and referenced unlicensed indications/trials. Panel ruled no breach…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 1

AstraZeneca Trixeo eligibility checklist: narrow-angle glaucoma counselling text omitted (no breach on appeal) | AUTH/3777/6/23

Complaint said a Trixeo HCP eligibility checklist omitted SmPC counselling/stop-treatment text for acute narrow-angle glaucoma. Panel found breaches, but Appeal Board overturned:…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AbbVie Clause 5.1 Clause 5.2 Clause 26.1

AbbVie: senior medical employee mentioned Botox on national TV quiz show (AUTH/3786/6/23)

A senior UK-based AbbVie medical affairs employee referenced Botox on a national TV quiz show. PMCPA ruled this promoted a POM to…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AbbVie

AbbVie: Rinvoq webinar registration page and omission of grapefruit warning (AUTH/3834/10/23) – No breach

Complaint said a Rinvoq HCP webinar registration page gave dosing but omitted the SmPC grapefruit avoidance warning. Panel found the page wasn’t…

08
Mar 2026
2024 Code Bristol Myers Squibb

AUTH/3728/1/23: Complainant v Bristol Myers Squibb – alleged promotion of Zeposia (ozanimod hydrochloride) (No breach / not within scope)

PMCPA case AUTH/3728/1/23: complaint alleging promotion of Zeposia (ozanimod hydrochloride) against Bristol Myers Squibb. Outcome: no breach; matter not within the scope…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AbbVie Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1

AbbVie voluntary admission: uncertified HCP registration webpage (Clear Horizons) breached Clauses 5.1 and 8.1

AbbVie admitted an HCP registration webpage went live in a version that differed from the certified copy after an agency uploaded the…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Grünenthal Clause 9.4

Grünenthal voluntary admission: employee missed ABPI exam first-year deadline (Clause 9.4)

Grünenthal admitted a market access employee calling on HCPs did not take the ABPI exam modules within the first year of employment.…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Boehringer Ingelheim Eli Lilly

AUTH/3779/6/23 & AUTH/3780/6/23: Ex-employee complaint about alliance promotional material approval process (BI/Lilly) – No breach

Ex-employee alleged BI/Lilly alliance PMAP SOP and training were not accessible/controlled and that “agreements outside PMAP” existed. Panel found allegations not evidenced;…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo UK Clause 6

AUTH/3770/5/23: Daiichi Sankyo – Nustendi website omitted a key contraindication on tolerability page

Daiichi Sankyo’s Nustendi promotional website omitted a contraindication (with statin in active liver disease/persistent transaminase elevations) on the tolerability page. Panel found…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo Clause 5.1 Clause 5.5

AUTH/3778/6/23: Daiichi Sankyo – unclear declaration of involvement in third‑party AF article

Daiichi Sankyo facilitated an AF digital diagnosis opinion article on an independent news site, but its involvement was only disclosed at the…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 3.6 Clause 5.5 Clause 8.1

AstraZeneca: third-party “Sponsored” email linked to promotional microsite without naming sponsor or certifying final email (AUTH/3788/6/23)

A third-party newsletter ran a “Sponsored” block linking to AZ’s Forxiga promotional microsite, but the email didn’t name AstraZeneca, didn’t make the…

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