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2010
CASE
AUTH/2374/12/10 Pfizer

Anonymous v Pfizer: Regional account directors not required to pass ABPI Medical Representatives Examination (AUTH/2374/12/10)

PMCPA ruled Pfizer in breach after two regional account directors had been in post for 2 years without passing the ABPI Medical…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2979/9/17 PharmaMar ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2979/9/17: Anonymous non-contactable complainant v PharmaMar

PMCPA case summary: Anonymous non-contactable complainant vs PharmaMar (AUTH/2979/9/17). Case details, clauses, outcome and sanctions were not stated in the provided case…

2019
CASE
AUTH/3170/3/19 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

AUTH/3170/3/19: Health professional v Novartis β€” Entresto speaker meeting presentation (no breach)

A GP complained a Novartis-sponsored Entresto presentation was unbalanced and omitted side effects. The PMCPA Panel found the overall meeting included safety/SPC…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3109/10/18 AstraZeneca

AUTH/3109/10/18: AstraZeneca website – Forxiga, Onglyza and Symbicort claims (misleading comparisons and undue emphasis)

AstraZeneca’s HCP website content for Onglyza and Symbicort COPD was ruled misleading due to layout/undue emphasis on relative effects. Forxiga and Symbicort…

2019
CASE
AUTH/3217/6/19 Otsuka

AUTH/3217/6/19: Health professional v Otsuka (Jinarc training website) – No breach

A health professional alleged Otsuka’s Jinarc training portal was promotional, lacked compliant prescribing info and improperly referenced the MHRA. The Panel found…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2346/8/10 Allergan

AUTH/2346/8/10: Merz/Director v Allergan β€” presentation found to breach an undertaking (botulinum toxin potency implication)

Allergan’s tender-related presentation reused Hunt & Clarke animal assay data in a way that implied Botox was more potent than Xeomin, contrary…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2367/10/10 Takeda ⭐ Case of the Week

Takeda misleadingly implied generic losartan was a black triangle medicine in ARB heart failure ad (AUTH/2367/10/10)

A two-page Amias ad compared ARBs in heart failure and marked losartan as a black triangle drug. PMCPA held this implied all…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2392/2/11 Sanofi

AUTH/2392/2/11: Anonymous v Sanofi-Aventis β€” patients attended Multaq promotional meeting

Patients attended and spoke at a Sanofi-Aventis promotional meeting where Multaq was promoted, leading to a breach for advertising a POM to…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2437/9/11 Boehringer Ingelheim

Doctor v Boehringer Ingelheim: Pradaxa promotional email sent without unsubscribe link (AUTH/2437/9/11)

A doctor complained a Pradaxa promotional email was sent to his NHS account and had no unsubscribe link. Panel found consent likely…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3078/9/18 Amgen

AUTH/3078/9/18: Director v Amgen (Clinical trial disclosure) – No breach

BMJ analysis suggested Amgen had unreported EUCTR trial results. Panel found two trials were out of UK Code scope (no UK nexus)…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2445/10/11 Boehringer Ingelheim

AUTH/2445/10/11: GP v Boehringer Ingelheim β€” Sponsored linagliptin (Trajenta) article and β€œanticipated” price (No breach)

A GP alleged a sponsored pre-licence article improperly shared an unconfirmed linagliptin price as β€œadvance notification”. Panel held the article was not…

2007
CASE
AUTH/2055/10/07 UCB Pharma ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2055/10/07: UCB Pharma advertorial in The Times supplement promoted POMs to the public (Keppra, Neupro)

UCB voluntarily admitted a paid advertorial in a Parkinson’s Disease supplement distributed with The Times that named Keppra and Neupro (POMs). PMCPA…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3083/9/18 Eisai

AUTH/3083/9/18: Director v Eisai β€” Clinical trial disclosure (outwith scope; no breach)

PMCPA case AUTH/3083/9/18 (Director v Eisai) about clinical trial disclosure. The matter was ruled outwith the scope of the ABPI Code (2016).…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3084/9/18 Boehringer Ingelheim

AUTH/3084/9/18: Director v Boehringer Ingelheim β€” Clinical trial disclosure (No breach after appeal)

BMJ EUCTR compliance paper triggered a PMCPA complaint about late trial results posting. Panel initially found a Clause 9.1 breach for one…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2496/4/12 Merz Pharma UK

AUTH/2496/4/12: Allergan/PMCPA Director v Merz – β€œequipotent” and 1:1 conversion ads for Xeomin/Bocouture implied interchangeability and breached an undertaking

Merz ads comparing Xeomin/Bocouture with Botox/Vistabel used β€œequipotent/equal potency” and β€œ1:1 conversion” with side-by-side vials. Panel found misleading; Appeal Board also found…

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