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2009
CASE
AUTH/2231/5/09 Boehringer Ingelheim ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2231/5/09: Bayer v Boehringer Ingelheim – medical information letter and congress stand promoted Pradaxa off-label

Boehringer’s medical information letter and a β€œscientific” congress stand were found to promote Pradaxa (dabigatran) for unlicensed indications and include misleading/disparaging statements,…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2219/3/09 Boehringer Ingelheim

AUTH/2219/3/09: Anonymous GP v Boehringer Ingelheim – conduct of representative (no breach)

Anonymous GP alleged he was misled into providing a letter for a rep’s disciplinary defence, believing it was for market research. Panel…

2009
CASE
AUTH/2265/9/09 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca: COPD budget impact report implied consultant authorship/endorsement (Symbicort) (AUTH/2265/9/09)

A personalised COPD β€œNHS challenge” report carried a consultant’s name beside the AstraZeneca logo and was emailed onwards, implying her authorship/endorsement without…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2307/3/10 Pfizer

AUTH/2307/3/10: Anonymous v Pfizer β€” alleged sponsorship of luxury golf/spa meeting (No breach)

Anonymous complaint alleged Pfizer sponsored a Saturday meeting at a luxury golf and spa resort to entice doctors. Pfizer denied involvement and…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2305/3/10 Pfizer

AUTH/2305/3/10: Clinical Pharmacist v Pfizer (Menopause patient website and outdated breast cancer risk data)

Pfizer (post-Wyeth merger) was found in breach after a menopause patient website used outdated WHI 2004 data and prominent β€œ-6” graphics implying…

2010
CASE
AUTH/2344/8/10 Sanofi ⭐ Case of the Week

Anonymous v Sanofi-Aventis (AUTH/2344/8/10): Rep asked consultant to countersign shotgun licence during hospital discussion

A Sanofi-Aventis rep asked a hospital consultant to countersign a shotgun licence renewal form during/around product discussion in a cardiology reception area.…

2008
CASE
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca breached ABPI Code over unqualified inhaler lung-deposition comparisons (Symbicort Turbohaler leavepiece)

A Symbicort Turbohaler leavepiece compared lung deposition with β€œa pressurised MDI” without qualifying that some MDIs have much higher deposition. PMCPA found…

2018
CASE
AUTH/3138/12/18 Indivior

Indivior: failure to disclose 2017 UK transfers of value on ABPI central platform (AUTH/3138/12/18)

Indivior did not publish its 2017 UK transfers of value on the ABPI central platform by the June 2018 deadline. PMCPA found…

2019
CASE
AUTH/3205/6/19 Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim voluntary admission: uncertified Respimat e-learning went live and agency email lacked PI/obligatory info (AUTH/3205/6/19)

A third-party agency published Respimat e-learning before certification and emailed pharmacists without approval. The email lacked prescribing information and other required statements,…

2019
CASE
AUTH/3157/2/19 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca voluntary admission: unsubstantiated β€˜no transmission’ claim for Fluenz Tetra (AUTH/3157/2/19)

AstraZeneca admitted a Fluenz Tetra website/Q&A claim about β€œno laboratory-confirmed” LAIV transmission could not be substantiated by cited references. PMCPA ruled it…

2017
CASE
AUTH/2965/8/17 Biogen ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2965/8/17: Anonymous employee v Biogen β€” bonus scheme and β€œundue proportion” (No breach on appeal)

Anonymous employee alleged β€œhuge bonuses” and incentives for field staff. Panel initially found breach of 15.7 and 9.1 for a 50–60% bonus…

2008
CASE
Genus Pharmaceuticals

Anonymous v Genus: β€œParkinson’s disease specialist” nurse advisor claims for APO-go

Genus described APO-go nurse advisors as β€œPd specialist” in a journal ad and implied PD nurse specialist status in a services booklet.…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2383/2/11 Bayer

Bayer: Yasmin journal ad implied non-licensed benefits (AUTH/2383/2/11)

A GP challenged a Yasmin journal ad suggesting benefits for acne, fluid retention, hirsutism and premenstrual symptoms. The Panel found the overall…

2008
CASE
Baxter Healthcare

Novo Nordisk v Baxter Healthcare: β€˜Up to 85% reduction in bleed frequency’ claim for FEIBA ruled misleading

Baxter’s FEIBA materials claimed β€œUp to 85% reduction in bleed frequency”. PMCPA ruled the figure cherry-picked and didn’t reflect the full contemporaneous…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2382/1/11 Novo Nordisk

AUTH/2382/1/11: General Practitioner v Novo Nordisk (Daily Mail articles on liraglutide/Victoza) – No breach

GP alleged Daily Mail coverage promoted Victoza (liraglutide) for weight loss and made exaggerated claims. Panel found Novo Nordisk’s meeting/materials did not…

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