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2023
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AUTH/3764/4/23 Roche Products

AUTH/3764/4/23: Bayer v Roche – β€œfirst and only” faricimab claims and implied added benefit in non-responders

Roche promotional materials for Vabysmo (faricimab) were ruled misleading where β€œfirst and only” wording and β€œmay confer additional benefits” implied special clinical…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3851/11/23 Roche Products ⭐ Case of the Week

Roche: AMD audit reportsβ€”patient summary lacked funding disclosure; grant agreement wording also fell short (AUTH/3851/11/23)

PMCPA found Roche breached Clause 5.5 because a patient summary of an AMD audit report did not disclose Roche’s funding within the…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3860/12/23 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

Novartis: Pluvicto third‑party promotional email to UK HCPs (geo-targeting error) breached multiple clauses incl. disguised promotion and missing UK PI (AUTH/3860/12/23)

A third-party publisher sent an EU-focused Pluvicto promo email to UK HCPs after a β€œEurope” targeting error. Panel found disguised promotion, unclear…

2024
CASE
AUTH/3906/5/24 Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim: Jardiance slide deck left accessible beyond recertification and PI link failed (AUTH/3906/5/24)

A Jardiance case-study slide deck remained accessible via a live URL long after retirement, wasn’t recertified within 2 years, and the PI…

2024
CASE
AUTH/3921/06/24 Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals UK: Patient organisation materials lacked clear funding disclosure from the outset (AUTH/3921/06/24)

Jazz funded a patient organisation’s health information project, but Jazz’s involvement wasn’t clearly acknowledged from the outset on the website and wasn’t…

2019
CASE
Janssen

Janssen Medical Cloud website: out-of-date prescribing information in materials, misleading graph scale, and unqualified use of β€œsafe”

A UK health professional complained about Janssen’s HCP website. The Panel found some prescribing information was out-of-date, one graph exaggerated differences, and…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2116/4/08 Reckitt Benckiser

AUTH/2116/4/08: General practitioner v Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare – unsolicited promotional email (Gaviscon Advance)

A GP complained that he continued to receive promotional emails after opting out. A third-party agency failed to remove his details, and…

2008
CASE
Eli Lilly

Lilly 40over40 erectile dysfunction awareness campaign: website chart and leaflet found to encourage requests for a specific POM

A Financial Times article triggered a Director complaint about Lilly’s 40over40 ED campaign. TV ad was not in breach, but website/leaflet treatment…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2148/7/08 Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals

AUTH/2148/7/08 AstraZeneca v Trinity-Chiesi: Fostair cost comparison chart

AstraZeneca challenged Trinity-Chiesi’s Fostair cost comparison chart as incomplete and misleading. The Panel found the chart acceptable in context and ruled no…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2131/6/08 Grünenthal ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2131/6/08: Community pharmacist v GrΓΌnenthal Ltd – promotion of Versatis and use of interim comparative data

A pharmacist challenged claims that Versatis was comparable to pregabalin (and possibly gabapentin) and had fewer side-effects/interactions. The Panel found interim data…

2008
CASE
Goldshield

Goldshield: unsolicited promotional email sent via agency to GP’s NHS address (MacroBid)

A GP received an unsolicited promotional email about MacroBid via an agency. The Panel and Appeal Board found no evidence of prior,…

2008
CASE
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca voluntary admission: uncertified promotional email for Crestor with misleading claims

AstraZeneca self-reported an uncertified promotional email about Crestor sent to a dispensing practice. The email lacked prescribing information and included misleading, exaggerated…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2190/12/08 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca: alleged proactive discussion of unpublished JUPITER (Crestor) data by a representative (AUTH/2190/12/08, AUTH/2194/12/08)

Two anonymous hospital HCPs alleged an AstraZeneca rep initiated discussion of unpublished/out-of-licence JUPITER (Crestor) data. Panel had concerns about internal briefings but…

2008
CASE
AUTH/2179/10/08 Pfizer

Pfizer Lipitor mailing misleadingly implied only certain statins had cardiovascular outcomes evidence (AUTH/2179/10/08)

A Lipitor mailer compared LDL-C lowering across statins but then presented a table implying only Lipitor/rosuvastatin/ezetimibe combos had outcomes trials. Panel ruled…

2007
CASE
AUTH/2049/9/07 Roche Products ⭐ Case of the Week

GSK and Roche: Bonviva β€˜Building Bones’ ad reappeared in Pulse, breaching an undertaking (AUTH/2049/9/07 & AUTH/2050/9/07)

GSK and Roche withdrew Bonviva β€˜Building Bones’ materials after an undertaking, but Pulse republished the old ad. Panel ruled breach of Clause…

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