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Mar 2026
2021 Code Novo Nordisk Clause 3.6 Clause 5.1 Clause 8.1

Novo Nordisk breached ABPI Code after employee reposted Financial Times LinkedIn post mentioning Wegovy and Ozempic

A UK-based Novo Nordisk employee reposted an FT LinkedIn post linking to positive claims about Wegovy and Ozempic. The Panel found disguised…

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

AstraZeneca: UK employee ‘liked’ US LinkedIn post linking to Breztri press release – POM promotion to the public (AUTH/3775/6/23)

A UK-based AstraZeneca employee ‘liked’ a US colleague’s LinkedIn post linking to a Breztri press release. The Panel ruled this proactively disseminated…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo UK Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1 Clause 6.2

Daiichi Sankyo: Nustendi email found misleading due to implied comparator (AUTH/3772/6/23)

A third‑party promotional email for Nustendi quoted a “38% LDL‑C reduction (placebo‑corrected)”. The PMCPA ruled the layout implied this was vs ezetimibe…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code GlaxoSmithKline

AUTH/3771/6/23: Complainant v GSK — NICE COPD algorithm on Trelegy webpage alleged as disguised promotion (No breach)

Complaint alleged a NICE COPD treatment algorithm on a Trelegy promotional webpage indirectly promoted Anoro/Relvar without prescribing information. PMCPA ruled the page…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Otsuka Pharmaceuticals UK Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 6.1

Otsuka: Jinarc training portal wording and aRMM guide omission found misleading (AUTH/3751/3/23)

PMCPA found Otsuka’s Jinarc training portal gave contradictory messages about enrolment being required to prescribe, and an HCP educational guide omitted a…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Moderna Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 11.2

Moderna: ECCMID “product theatre” presentation ruled promotional and inconsistent with Spikevax SPC (AUTH/3746/2/23)

At ECCMID 2022, a UK HCP presentation was ruled promotional for Spikevax and included booster-dose data inconsistent with the SPC. Breaches: Clauses…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Novo Nordisk

AUTH/3865/12/23: Ex-employee v Novo Nordisk (Wegovy promotional meeting) – No breach

Complaint alleged Wegovy was promoted at a Scotland meeting to NI HCPs before NI marketing authorisation. Panel found Wegovy had MA in…

08
Mar 2026
2019 Code AstraZeneca

AUTH/3800/7/23: Employee complaint alleging MEGS used to promote Imfinzi (No breach) – AstraZeneca

Employee alleged Auxilium CRT (a MEGS) was used as disguised promotion to boost Imfinzi during COVID-19 and reflected poor culture. PMCPA Panel…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Novo Nordisk Clause 2 Clause 5.1 Clause 9.1 Clause 28.1

Novo Nordisk: sponsorship of pharmacy weight-loss services, free consumables and missing Disclosure UK entry (Saxenda) | AUTH/3821/9/23

PMCPA found Novo Nordisk breached Clauses 2, 5.1/9.1 and 28.1 over pharmacy-chain sponsorships that weren’t truly arm’s length, free consumables seen as…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code AstraZeneca Clause 5 Clause 26

AstraZeneca: employees’ LinkedIn ‘likes’ treated as public promotion of POMs (AUTH/3784/6/23)

A third-party LinkedIn post named four AstraZeneca oncology POMs. UK-based AstraZeneca employees ‘liked’ it, which the Panel said disseminated promotional content to…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Takeda Clause 12.9

Takeda Rare Disease Hub website: missing adverse event reporting statement (AUTH/3765/4/23)

Takeda’s HCP-only Rare Disease Hub website was ruled in breach for not displaying the required adverse event reporting statement prominently. Other allegations…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Daiichi Sankyo UK Clause 5.1 Clause 5.5

Daiichi Sankyo: sponsorship disclosure buried at bottom of charity website articles (AUTH/3793/7/23)

Two sponsored cardiovascular disease articles on a charity website disclosed Daiichi Sankyo’s involvement only at the bottom of long pages. PMCPA found…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Merck Serono Clause 2 Clause 5 Clause 24

Merck Serono fertility event: co-chairs’ consultancy contracts not signed before services began (AUTH/3794/7/23)

PMCPA found Merck Serono failed to maintain high standards after two event co-chairs’ consultancy agreements were not agreed/signed in advance of services.…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Bausch Lomb UK

AUTH/3798/7/23: Bausch & Lomb voluntary admission after former agency LinkedIn post referenced Emerade (No breach)

A former creative agency posted about past work and referenced Emerade on social media. PMCPA ruled the agency was not a third…

08
Mar 2026
2021 Code Moderna Biotech UK Clause 2 Clause 5

Moderna: unapproved WhatsApp trial recruitment message offered £1,500 to children (AUTH/3886/3/24)

A paediatrician at an NHS trial site circulated a WhatsApp recruitment message for Moderna’s NextCOVE trial offering £1,500 on completion. PMCPA found…

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