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2008
CASE
AUTH/2092/1/08 Eli Lilly

AUTH/2092/1/08: Bayer Schering v Lilly β€” Cialis alleged off-licence cardiovascular promotion (No breach)

Bayer Schering alleged Lilly promoted Cialis for cardiovascular benefits and low doses based on doctor recall market research. Panel found insufficient evidence…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2813/12/15 Pfizer

AUTH/2813/12/15: Anonymous (non-contactable) v Pfizer β€” exhibition stand hospitality at ESC Congress (No breach)

Anonymous HCP alleged Pfizer’s ESC 2015 exhibition stand was extravagant and created a party atmosphere, citing flavoured iced drinks. Panel found hospitality…

2016
CASE
AUTH/2859/7/16 AstraZeneca ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2859/7/16: Health Professional v AstraZeneca (alleged promotion to the public) – No breach

Complaint alleged AstraZeneca’s exhibition stand at a restaurant meeting was visible to the public. Panel found insufficient evidence and accepted precautions (private…

2016
CASE
AUTH/2836/4/16 Janssen

AUTH/2836/4/16 AstraZeneca v Janssen: Invokana β€˜flexibility’ claim and HbA1c >1% statement

AstraZeneca challenged Janssen’s Invokana materials. Most dosing/compare claims were not breaches, but β€œflexibility” implied 300mg could be a starting dose and one…

2016
CASE
AUTH/2874/9/16 Shield Therapeutics

AUTH/2874/9/16: Health professional v Shield (Feraccru journal ad) – No breach

A health professional alleged a Feraccru ad’s claim β€œsafety profile comparable to placebo” was misleading given PI restrictions. The Panel found the…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2927/1/17 Roche Products

AUTH/2927/1/17: BBC β€˜landmark’ headline for unlicensed ocrelizumab trials – no breach (Roche)

Complaint about a BBC article calling unlicensed ocrelizumab MS trial results β€œlandmark”. PMCPA assessed Roche’s press release (not the BBC copy) and…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2950/4/17 Tor Generics

AUTH/2950/4/17: Health professional v Tor Generics β€” pack shot of unlicensed injectable in public magazine

Tor Generics ran a Big Issue ad with a Tor-Bac injection pack shot before MHRA licence. No breach of public POM advertising…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2959/5/17 Bayer ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2959/5/17: Patient recruitment β€˜finder’s fee’ for market research email (Bayer) – No breach

A health board complained about a market research recruitment email offering a β€˜finder’s fee’ for AF patient interviews. PMCPA found the survey…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2975/9/17 A Menarini

A Menarini voluntary admission: late Disclosure UK upload of 2016 R&D clinical trial payment (AUTH/2975/9/17)

A Menarini disclosed 2016 transfers of value on time, but later-added R&D clinical trial payment data wasn’t uploaded to the ABPI portal…

2015
CASE
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals

Bristol-Myers Squibb: incorrect colour used for inverted black triangle on corporate β€˜Current products’ webpage

BMS used navy/grey (not black) inverted triangles on a UK corporate products page. No breach of Clause 4.10 (not promotional), but breach…

2007
CASE
AUTH/1992/4/07 Sanofi

AUTH/1992/4/07: Pharmacist practitioner v Sanofi-Aventis (Lantus/Acomplia) β€” no breach (representative conduct and alleged off-licence implications)

A pharmacist alleged a Sanofi-Aventis rep misrepresented ADA/EASD guidance for Lantus and confused Acomplia study data/positioning. Panel couldn’t determine what was said…

Abbott Laboratories

Abbott advisory board invite: appeal overturns β€˜promotional meeting’ finding, but disorganised invite process breached Clause 9.1

Abbott invited renal physicians to a Zemplar advisory board with a Β£500 honorarium. Appeal Board said it was a genuine advisory board,…

2007
CASE
AUTH/2045/9/07 Novo Nordisk ⭐ Case of the Week

Lilly v Novo Nordisk: Levemir advertorial breached Code over β€˜weight advantages’ claim (AUTH/2045/9/07)

A Pulse β€˜Advertisement Feature’ for Levemir wasn’t disguised promotion, but weight-loss messaging from an uncontrolled observational study was ruled misleading, ambiguous and…

2007
CASE
AUTH/1978/3/07 Takeda

Takeda: β€˜Reducing Hypertension Spend in … PCT’ mailing found to be disguised promotion (AUTH/1978/3/07)

Takeda sent GPs a cost-saving leaflet referencing a PCT repeatedly but with minimal company identification. The Panel ruled it misleading/disguised promotion and…

2007
CASE
AUTH/1964/2/07 Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly: Cymbalta leavepiece missing generic name next to brand (AUTH/1964/2/07, AUTH/1965/2/07)

A GP complained a Cymbalta leavepiece did not place the non-proprietary name (duloxetine) immediately adjacent to the most prominent brand name. The…

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