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2008
CASE
Bayer

Bayer voluntary admission: uncertified Levitra symposium invitation sent to UK recipients (transparent envelope, missing PI, unapproved strapline)

Bayer self-reported a global-issued Levitra symposium invitation sent to UK delegates without UK certification. It lacked required prescribing/AE info, used an unapproved…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2537/10/12 Bayer

AUTH/2537/10/12: Anonymous v Bayer – Xarelto ad claim β€œone tablet, once daily, simple” (No breach)

Anonymous complaint said a Xarelto GP ad calling dosing β€œsimple” downplayed anticoagulant risks. PMCPA ruled β€œsimple” referred only to once-daily dosing and…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2569/12/12 Novo Nordisk ⭐ Case of the Week

Novo Nordisk detail aid for Victoza: composite endpoint design ruled misleading (AUTH/2569/12/12)

MSD challenged a Victoza detail aid using a β€œtriple composite endpoint” shown in prominent red boxes. PMCPA ruled the presentation misleading (Clause…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2547/11/12 Allergan

Allergan: ISU urology meeting sponsorship at 5-star Belfast venue raised β€˜overall impression’ concerns (AUTH/2547/11/12)

Anonymous NHS HCPs complained about excessive hospitality at an ISU meeting in Belfast. Allergan funded venue/AV via an educational grant. Panel found…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2598/4/13 Roche Products

Roche workshop at rheumatology conference ruled promotional and implied off-label use for Mabthera in AAV (AUTH/2598/4/13)

Roche-sponsored AAV workshop was deemed promotional due to slides and signposting to rituximab content, and it implied Mabthera use across all AAV…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2573/1/13 Gedeon Richter

AUTH/2573/1/13: Ex-employee v Gedeon Richter (FIGO Rome sponsorship) – No breach

Ex-employee alleged excessive sponsorship of 33 UK HCPs to FIGO Rome 2012. Panel reviewed costs (travel, hotel, dinners) under Clause 19.1 and…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2622/7/13 Sanofi

Sanofi: Rep used NHS.net to circulate promotional webcast invite via NHS admin (AUTH/2622/7/13)

A Sanofi representative persuaded an NHS administrator to email a promotional GLP-1 webcast invite to GP practices via NHS.net, without opt-in permission…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2460/11/11 Allergan ⭐ Case of the Week

Allergan publicly reprimanded after repeated breach of undertaking on botulinum toxin potency messaging (AUTH/2460/11/11)

Allergan was ruled in breach after a meeting presentation and representative conduct implied Vistabel/Botox was more potent than Bocouture/Xeomin, contrary to SPC…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2680/11/13 Eli Lilly

AUTH/2680/11/13: Advertising agency employee v Lilly β€” open-access creative media website (No breach)

Lilly lung cancer maintenance ad appeared on a US creative media site without a password after an agency award submission. Panel found…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2803/11/15 Alexion

AUTH/2803/11/15: Complainant v Alexion β€” conference programme booklet alleged to promote an unlicensed medicine (No breach)

Alexion’s entry in a UK society meeting programme was alleged to promote an unlicensed medicine. Panel noted potentially ambiguous β€œlate-stage therapies” wording…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2957/5/17 Astellas Pharmaceuticals

Astellas UK voluntary admission: multiple promotional items missing prescribing information (AUTH/2957/5/17)

Astellas UK admitted multiple promotional items referenced two medicines but included prescribing information for only one. The Panel ruled breaches of Clauses…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2779/7/15 Merck Sharp & Dohme

AUTH/2779/7/15: General Practitioner v Merck Sharp & Dohme (Conduct of a representative) – No breach

A GP alleged inappropriate closeness between a representative and a GP partner, access issues, and possible funding of a practice barbecue. The…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2753/3/15 ViiV ⭐ Case of the Week

ViiV Healthcare voluntary admission: Triumeq journal advertising exceeded 2-page limit (AUTH/2753/3/15)

ViiV admitted a February 2015 journal issue carried a 2-page Triumeq ad plus a belly band wrap, exceeding the Code’s 2-page limit…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2618/7/13 Chiesi

AstraZeneca v Chiesi: β€œfor an extra fine day” headline ruled misleading; certification failures led to public reprimand and audits (AUTH/2618/7/13)

AstraZeneca challenged Chiesi’s Fostair leavepiece headline β€œfor an extra fine day”. PMCPA ruled it ambiguous, misleading and unsubstantiated (Clauses 7.2, 7.4). Wider…

2014
CASE
AUTH/2714/5/14 Pfizer

AUTH/2714/5/14: Hospital consultant v Pfizer β€” representative conduct, disputed patient anecdote and CRM gaps

A rheumatologist complained about a Pfizer rep’s conduct, including an alleged ITU patient on a competitor drug. On appeal, the patient was…

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