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2020
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AUTH/3398/10/20 Merck Sharp & Dohme

MSD voluntary admission: Steglatro formulary guide visible to the public due to transparent journal wrappers (AUTH/3398/10/20)

A Steglatro formulary decision guide intended for HCPs was visible through transparent wrappers used for some mailed journals. MSD admitted a breach…

2019
CASE
Daiichi-Sankyo UK ⭐ Case of the Week

Daiichi-Sankyo: sponsorship disclosure in third-party YouTube meeting recording (Lixiana) found unclear from the outset

A patient complained about a YouTube-hosted meeting recording mentioning Lixiana. Most allegations were not upheld, but Daiichi-Sankyo was found in breach for…

2020
CASE
AUTH/3439/12/20 Amgen

Amgen disease awareness newspaper ad ruled misleading due to β€œflu jab alongside your osteoporosis medicine” wording (AUTH/3439/12/20)

A national newspaper osteoporosis awareness ad β€œsupported by Amgen” was not POM promotion, but was ruled misleading for implying patients could get…

2021
CASE
AUTH/3500/4/21 Sanofi

AUTH/3500/4/21: Employee complaint about representative training at Sanofi (No breach)

Anonymous employee alleged poor diabetes rep training and over-reliance on a fellow representative. Panel found complaint unproven on balance of probabilities; no…

2021
CASE
AUTH/3505/4/21 Britannia

AUTH/3505/4/21: Complainant v Britannia β€” advisory boards and nursing service (No breach)

Anonymous ex-employee alleged Lecigon advisory boards were marketing-led/disguised promotion and that a nursing service was compromised by sales access to patient data.…

2019
CASE
AbbVie

AbbVie breached ABPI Code over Skyrizi banner implying BAD guidelines specifically recommended it first line

A Skyrizi banner on a nursing group website claimed β€œBAD Guidelines recommend Skyrizi as a first line biologic”. PMCPA ruled it misleading…

2019
CASE
Daiichi-Sankyo UK ⭐ Case of the Week

Daiichi-Sankyo: draft corporate webpage accidentally went live and promoted POMs to the public (breach of undertaking)

A draft β€œfooter content” webpage became searchable on Daiichi-Sankyo’s UK site and promoted olmesartan, prasugrel and edoxaban to the public without PI…

2020
CASE
AUTH/3355/5/20 Britannia Pharmaceuticals

Britannia Pharmaceuticals UK: HCP prep-time payments, missing contracts and weak oversight of investigator-led trials (AUTH/3355/5/20)

Britannia was found in breach for paying unwarranted HCP preparation time (not FMV), making payments without fully executed contracts, and failing to…

2019
CASE
Otsuka

Otsuka Europe & Otsuka UK: Abilify Maintena prescribing information omitted monthly dosing frequency (breach of undertaking)

Otsuka Europe and Otsuka UK voluntarily admitted Abilify Maintena prescribing information omitted the word β€œmonthly” for IM maintenance dosing. The error persisted…

2021
CASE
AUTH/3550/7/21 Lundbeck

Lundbeck: Vyepti promoted pre-authorisation at Migraine Trust virtual symposium (AUTH/3550/7/21)

Lundbeck was found in breach after Vyepti (eptinezumab) was promoted before UK marketing authorisation at a Migraine Trust virtual symposium and via…

2021
CASE
AUTH/3576/11/21 Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk webinar invite: sponsorship disclosure not prominent at the outset (AUTH/3576/11/21)

A webinar invite sent via an independent organisation looked like the organisation’s own event. PMCPA found Novo Nordisk’s β€œorganised and fully funded”…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3621/3/22 Chiesi ⭐ Case of the Week

Chiesi breached the ABPI Code after a third-party event email implied sponsorship of a prize draw tied to attending its promotional session (AUTH/3621/3/22)

A MIMS Live event reminder offered a prize draw requiring attendance across all days, including Chiesi’s promotional session. The email didn’t clearly…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3604/1/22 Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk: LinkedIn post by third-party contractor deemed promotional and uncertified (AUTH/3604/1/22)

A UK-based contractor posted about oral semaglutide and linked a media article on LinkedIn. The Panel said the post was promotional and…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3627/4/22 Daiichi-Sankyo UK

Daiichi Sankyo breached the ABPI Code over Lixiana patient booklets that omitted key bleeding warning signs (AUTH/3627/4/22)

Two Lixiana patient booklets were ruled misleading for omitting PIL-listed signs of excessive bleeding and implying they contained all relevant safety info.…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3667/6/22 Roche Products

Roche: Mobile vs desktop webpage certification and alleged off-licence promotion (Kadcyla/Perjeta) – No breach (AUTH/3667/6/22)

Health professional alleged Roche needed separate certification for mobile webpage and that a meeting title implied broader HER2+ eBC indications for Kadcyla/Perjeta.…

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