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2024
CASE
AUTH/3880/2/24 GlaxoSmithKline

AUTH/3880/2/24: Complainant v GSK β€” LinkedIn acquisition post referencing investigational AIO-001 (No breach after appeal)

Complaint alleged pre-licence promotion via a LinkedIn post linking to a GSK press release about Aiolos Bio acquisition and AIO-001 in asthma.…

2021
CASE
GlaxoSmithKline

GSK COPD decision support tool: sponsorship declaration not shown from the outset (Clause 25.3)

GSK-sponsored COPD decision support tool lacked a prominent sponsorship declaration at the outset of the homepage after sponsorship ended. PMCPA ruled a…

2019
CASE
AUTH/3283/11/19 Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals

AUTH/3283/11/19 and AUTH/3284/11/19: CCG senior pharmacist v Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer (Eliquis promotion and litigation comments)

Two Alliance representatives raised litigation/medico-legal consequences during a promotional meeting about Eliquis amid cost-driven switching to Lixiana. The Panel found scaremongering and…

2008
CASE
Janssen

Janssen-Cilag Lyrinel XL ad: illustration found to misrepresent study discontinuations and recommendation rates

A pharmacist challenged a Lyrinel XL ad’s β€œGets our vote” imagery. The Panel found the illustration exaggerated satisfaction by ignoring discontinuations and…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2097/2/08 Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals

AUTH/2097/2/08: Teva v Trinity-Chiesi – Clinical support service pharmacist forms (no breach)

Teva challenged two Trinity-Chiesi clinical support service pharmacist forms implying increased use of Clenil Modulite. The Panel found the complaint was too…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2148/7/08 Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals

AUTH/2148/7/08 AstraZeneca v Trinity-Chiesi: Fostair cost comparison chart (no breach)

AstraZeneca challenged Trinity-Chiesi’s Fostair cost comparison chart as incomplete and misleading versus Symbicort and Seretide. The Panel found the chart acceptable in…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2141/7/08 Sanofi ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2141/7/08: Novo Nordisk v Sanofi-Aventis – Promotion of Lantus (claims on 24-hour efficacy and hypoglycaemia risk)

Complaint about Lantus promotional leavepieces and a mailer. Issues included β€œ24-hour efficacy” wording and a hypoglycaemia comparison based on pooled observational data.…

2008
CASE
Goldshield

Goldshield: unsolicited promotional email sent via agency to NHS email address (MacroBid)

A GP complained about an unsolicited promotional email for MacroBid sent to his NHS email via an agency. The Panel and Appeal…

2008
CASE
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca voluntary admission: uncertified promotional email for Crestor with misleading claims

AstraZeneca self-reported an uncertified promotional email about Crestor sent to a dispensing practice. The email and attached slides lacked prescribing information and…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2196/1/09 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Arimidex mailing: magnetic β€œword” enclosure ruled a promotional aid and demeaning (AUTH/2196/1/09)

An oncologist complained about β€œmagnetic words” enclosed with an Arimidex mailing. The Panel said it was a promotional aid, not relevant to…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2179/10/08 Pfizer

Pfizer: Lipitor mailing ruled misleading due to selective presentation of cardiovascular outcomes evidence (AUTH/2179/10/08)

A Lipitor mailer compared LDL-C lowering across statins but then implied only Lipitor/rosuvastatin/ezetimibe combos had outcomes evidence. Panel found this misleading and…

2008
CASE
Bayer ⭐ Case of the Week

Boehringer Ingelheim v Bayer Schering Pharma: pre-licence promotion of Xarelto via congress stand and JBJS insert

Bayer Schering was found to have promoted Xarelto (rivaroxaban) before UK authorisation via a UK congress exhibition panel and a JBJS β€œsupplement”…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2268/9/09 ProStrakan

AUTH/2268/9/09: Cephalon/Director v ProStrakan β€” Abstral ad re-published despite undertakings (BMJ)

ProStrakan’s withdrawn Abstral ad reappeared in the BMJ after prior undertakings. Panel found breaches of Clauses 25 and 9.1 due to inadequate…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2244/6/09 Stiefel Laboratories

Stiefel: Duac promotionβ€”misleading indication via acne grading chart, unsubstantiated β€œwithin a week” claim, and disguised journal insert (AUTH/2244/6/09)

Duac materials implied use beyond mild–moderate acne, claimed it β€œstarts working within a week” without evidence <7 days, and a sponsored GP…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2221/3/09 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare

AUTH/2221/3/09: Public Health Registrar v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (Gaviscon Advance) – No breach of Clause 2

Complaint alleged cumulative recent Gaviscon Advance breaches brought the industry into disrepute (Clause 2). Panel noted prior breaches but ruled no breach…

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