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Anonymous ex-rep alleged off-licence promotion of Naloxone Minijet. Panel found no off-licence breach, but ruled an internal conference poster functioned as rep…
MSD sent a third-party email invite (via Pulse) to a cardiovascular webcast labelled promotional but with no product named and no prescribing…
A competitor challenged a Salofalk Granules journal ad. The PMCPA ruled the βstep changeβ¦ Now thatβs progressβ headline misleading, exaggerated and unsubstantiated…
Toujeo iPad βLatest Dataβ app design and training encouraged linking clamp-study PK/PD variability data to reduced hypoglycaemia. Panel found the material misleading…
A health professional alleged a Morphgesic SR ad used outdated prescribing information (May 2013). The Panel found the PI had a Dec…
Guardian articles criticised Gardasil promotion and a Paris cervical cancer summit. Panel found breaches for inadequate upfront sponsorship disclosure on invitations and…
A Levemir journal ad showing overweight women in a pool with the strapline βLevemir is changing figuresβ was ruled misleading/ambiguous, implying weight…
Anonymous complaint about AstraZeneca-sponsored psychiatrist meetings. Panel upheld one breach: overnight accommodation for a 4.5-hour Coventry meeting was not justified (Clause 19.1).…
A PCT adviser challenged AstraZenecaβs Symbicort budget impact presentation to GP practice managers and meeting sponsorship. Panel found the audience and hospitality…
A sponsored athlete with diabetes spoke to parents at a hospital fun day and repeatedly praised Lantus. PMCPA held Sanofi-Aventis responsible and…
A hospital pharmacist complained about a Pliva email to a colleague chasing action after a discounts/generics meeting. Panel found Cystistat was a…
GPs alleged a professorβs mesalazine letter (P&G educational grant) was disguised promotion for Asacol. Panel found no promotion/disguised promotion, but ruled Clause…
A Tramacet e-ad compared NNTs but omitted the commonly used co-codamol 60/1000 NNT (2.2), making Tramacet look more favourable. Breach of Clauses…
PMCPA case AUTH/3006/12/17 (Director v Lilly) concerning clinical trial disclosure for Trulicity. Outcome: No breach; matter was outwith the scope of the…
At ESC Congress 2015, Mylan offered frozen yoghurt from its exhibition stand. The Panel ruled this went beyond subsistence hospitality (Clause 22.1)…
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