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2019
CASE
AUTH/3252/10/19 Eli Lilly

Lilly diabetes website: β€œpatient” pathway held to promote POMs to the public (AUTH/3252/10/19)

PMCPA ruled Lilly’s open-access β€œpatient” section listed diabetes brands/logos with promotional language and no general-public section, amounting to promotion of POMs to…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2371/11/10 Astellas Pharma

AUTH/2371/11/10: Ex-employee v Astellas Pharma (Promotional practices) – No breach

Former employee alleged inducements to switch to branded products, disguised NHS meetings and over-promotion of Zineryt 90ml. Panel found complainant provided little…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2397/4/11 Warner Chilcott

Hospital consultant v Warner Chilcott: Asacol leavepiece β€˜up to 72% treatment success’ claim upheld on appeal (AUTH/2397/4/11)

A consultant challenged an Asacol leavepiece claiming β€œup to 72% treatment success”. Panel found it misleading, but the Appeal Board ruled the…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2382/1/11 Novo Nordisk

AUTH/2382/1/11: GP complaint about Daily Mail coverage of Victoza (liraglutide) – No breach

A GP alleged Novo Nordisk promoted Victoza (liraglutide) for weight loss via Daily Mail coverage. The Panel had concerns about media engagement…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3086/9/18 Merck Sharp & Dohme ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/3086/9/18 β€” Director v Merck Sharp & Dohme

PMCPA case summary: Director v Merck Sharp & Dohme (AUTH/3086/9/18). Case text not provided in CASE_TEXT, so details of allegations, outcome, clauses…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2455/11/11 Allergan

Anonymous v Allergan (AUTH/2455/11/11): Botox tweet treated as public advertising of a POM

An Allergan employee used a personal Twitter account to message a contact linked to a patient organisation, naming Botox and suggesting work…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3069/9/18 Bayer

AUTH/3069/9/18: Director v Bayer β€” Clinical trial disclosure (EUCTR) (No breach)

BMJ trial-tracker data suggested 1 Bayer β€œdue” EUCTR trial lacked results (98.6% reported). Bayer showed the trial was withdrawn before recruitment, so…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3095/9/18 Actelion

AUTH/3095/9/18: Director v Actelion β€” Clinical trial disclosure (outwith scope; no breach)

PMCPA case AUTH/3095/9/18 (Director v Actelion) concerned clinical trial disclosure. Under the 2016 ABPI Code it was ruled outwith the scope of…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3074/9/18 AbbVie

Director v AbbVie (AUTH/3074/9/18): Clinical trial disclosure complaint found outwith scope

PMCPA case AUTH/3074/9/18 (Director v AbbVie) concerned clinical trial disclosure. The matter was ruled outwith the scope of the ABPI Code (2016).…

2012
CASE
AstraZeneca ⭐ Case of the Week

AstraZeneca v Eli Lilly and Daiichi-Sankyo: Efient leavepiece and 15‑month claims vs 12‑month recommended treatment

Efient leavepiece used prominent 15‑month subgroup/landmark data and downplayed overall bleeding risk. PMCPA ruled it misleading, inconsistent with SPC (12‑month recommendation), and…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2493/3/12 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca advisory board invitations: breach for unclear practice manager invitee selection (AUTH/2493/3/12)

A GP complained about faxed advisory board invitations addressed to β€œAll GPs” and an unnamed recipient, plus inconsistent fees. PMCPA found a…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2470/1/12 Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk meeting sponsorship criticised as β€˜Christmas meal’ impression: breaches of Clauses 15.2 and 19.1 (AUTH/2470/1/12)

Novo Nordisk co-sponsored an evening restaurant meeting in Dec 2011 that invitees saw as a Christmas meal. PMCPA found breaches of Clauses…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2540/11/12

AUTH/2540/11/12 & AUTH/2545/11/12: Diabetes meeting alleged to be β€˜education’ but actually promotion (No breach)

Anonymous clinician alleged a Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim diabetes meeting was a sales event disguised as education. Panel found the meeting had clear educational…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2571/12/12 Pharmacosmos

AUTH/2571/12/12: Anonymous health professional v Pharmacosmos (symposium invitation) – No breach

A health professional complained that a symposium invite referencing β€œnew data from clinical trials” implied promotion of unpublished/unlicensed information. The Panel found…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2548/11/12 Baxter ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2548/11/12: Anonymous NHS health professionals v Baxter (ISU Belfast meeting sponsorship and β€˜luxurious venue’ perception)

Baxter UK was ruled in breach of Clause 9.1 after exhibiting at a Northern Ireland urology meeting held at a 5-star venue…

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