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2018
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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professional complained that a symposium invite referencing β€œnew data from clinical trials” implied promotion of unpublished/unlicensed information.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…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2599/4/13 Merck Sharp & Dohme

Anonymous v Merck Sharp & Dohme: Cerazette β€˜retrospective rebate’ allegation (AUTH/2599/4/13) – No breach

Anonymous complaint alleged a retrospective rebate for Cerazette to counter generics, said to be an inducement to prescribe (Clauses 2, 18.1). MSD…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2574/2/13 Sanofi

AUTH/2574/2/13: Pharmacist v Sanofi Pasteur MSD – Zostavax email referenced surgery profit

A rep emailed a GP practice about Zostavax supply, highlighting β€œΒ£26 per dose profit” and providing a patient-invite template. No breach of…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2623/7/13 Takeda

Takeda: Rienso promotionβ€”website claims found misleading (but β€˜high dose’ in ad upheld) (AUTH/2623/7/13)

Anonymous complaint about Rienso ad and anaemiazone.co.uk. Panel upheld β€˜high dose’ claim, but ruled breaches for calling Rienso β€˜new’, outdated competitor dosing…

2012
CASE
AUTH/2487/3/12 Allergan

AUTH/2487/3/12 & AUTH/2489/3/12: Merz/Director v Allergan β€” press release implied rival botulinum toxin was less potent; breach of undertaking

Allergan press release (reproduced in two UK publications) discussed Moers‑Carpi data in isolation, implying Bocouture/Xeomin was less potent than Vistabel/Botox. PMCPA found…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2681/11/13 GlaxoSmithKline ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2681/11/13: Hospital doctor v GlaxoSmithKline (invitation strapline β€˜do more, feel better, live longer’) – no breach on appeal

A hospital doctor said GSK’s β€˜do more, feel better, live longer’ strapline on a BTS stand invitation implied respiratory medicines (incl. Seretide)…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2804/11/15 Merck Serono

Merck Serono: iPad app used by reps before certification (AUTH/2804/11/15)

Anonymous neurologist alleged excessive rep pressure and use of uncertified materials. Panel found no breach on call rates/meeting pressure due to lack…

2014
CASE
AUTH/2721/7/14 Genzyme Therapeutics

Shire v Genzyme: advisory group slides and narrative ruled promotional, misleading and patient-safety relevant (AUTH/2721/7/14)

Genzyme materials for an NHS-linked advisory group meeting compared Fabrazyme vs Replagal, used β€œbiosimilar” language and cost-switch messaging, omitted key SPC caveats…

2015
CASE
Bristol-Myers Squibb

AbbVie v Bristol-Myers Squibb: BSR symposium alleged to be disguised off-licence promotion for abatacept (No breach)

AbbVie alleged a BMS-sponsored BSR 2015 symposium was disguised promotion encouraging off-licence abatacept use. The PMCPA Panel found the event was legitimate…

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