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2022
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AUTH/3641/4/22 Teva

Teva breached ABPI Code over DuoResp Spiromax website: mobile version not separately certified and PI link hidden in hamburger menu (AUTH/3641/4/22)

PMCPA found Teva in breach for DuoResp Spiromax website when viewed on mobile: mobile/desktop final forms differed but weren’t separately certified, and…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3643/5/22 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK ⭐ Case of the Week

Novartis breached Code over Kesimpta SMC β€œapproval” stamp and UK digital ad (missing β€˜adult’ + NI prescribing info) (AUTH/3643/5/22)

Kesimpta promo webpage implied unrestricted SMC approval (restriction not in immediate view). A UK HCP banner ad omitted β€œadult” from the licence…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3665/6/22 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

Novartis breached Clause 6.1 and 5.1 over β€˜1st line’ Entresto guideline claim lacking HFrEF definition (AUTH/3665/6/22)

Novartis’ Entresto HCP website claim that national guidelines support 1st line use in chronic HFrEF was ruled insufficiently complete for a broad…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3662/6/22 Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

Novartis: MailOnline MS disease-awareness articleβ€”share-button templates not certified (AUTH/3662/6/22)

Novartis certified a MailOnline MS disease-awareness article, but the PMCPA found the social share templates generated by share buttons weren’t certified. Breach…

2022
CASE
AUTH/3713/11/22 Dr Falk Pharma

PMCPA AUTH/3713/11/22: Tillotts Pharma v Dr Falk Pharma (Budenofalk digital ad not withdrawn)

Dr Falk was ruled in breach of Clause 5.1 after a Budenofalk digital ad remained in use 12 weeks after agreeing to…

2021
CASE
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

AAA website: out-of-date Northern Ireland licensing statement for Pluvicto led to Code breaches

AAA’s RLT Hub stated Pluvicto was not licensed in Northern Ireland after EMA approval. PMCPA found the statement inaccurate/out-of-date and criticised website…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3759/4/23 Boehringer Ingelheim ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/3759/4/23: Boehringer Ingelheim clinical trial recruitment flyer at BSG Conference 2023 – No breach

Anonymous complaint alleged a Phase 2/3 sarcoma trial flyer in conference bags was pre-licence promotion and inappropriately distributed. Panel found the content…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3760/4/23 GlaxoSmithKline

GSK press release on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy ruled misleading (RRR presented without sufficient context) – AUTH/3760/4/23

A member of the public challenged GSK’s press release for quoting vaccine β€œefficacy” percentages without absolute risk/context. PMCPA ruled the presentation could…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3775/6/23 AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca: UK employee β€˜liked’ US LinkedIn post linking to Breztri press release – POM promotion to the public (AUTH/3775/6/23)

A UK-based AstraZeneca employee β€˜liked’ a US colleague’s LinkedIn post linking to a Breztri press release. The Panel ruled this proactively disseminated…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3781/6/23 GlaxoSmithKline

GSK fined for ambiguous Trelegy website claim implying significant exacerbation reduction vs unnamed triple therapy (AUTH/3781/6/23)

PMCPA ruled GSK’s Trelegy HCP webpage claim β€œgreater exacerbation reduction vs another single-inhaler triple therapy” was ambiguous and misleading, implying significance without…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3820/9/23 Daiichi-Sankyo UK

AUTH/3820/9/23: Complainant v Daiichi Sankyo (AI recording of HCP calls) – No breach

Anonymous complaint alleged Daiichi Sankyo covertly recorded HCP calls using an AI tool. Panel found no evidence of covert recording and accepted…

2015
CASE
Novo Nordisk ⭐ Case of the Week

Novo Nordisk: multiple failures in transfers of value disclosure (2015–2022) led to Clause 2 breach

Novo Nordisk was ruled in breach for failures to disclose, late disclosure, and inaccurate/misplaced reporting of transfers of value to HCOs and…

2023
CASE
AUTH/3868/12/23 Rosemont Pharmaceuticals

AUTH/3868/12/23: Rosemont Pharmaceuticals – LinkedIn post and alleged public access to POM webpage (No breach)

Complaint alleged a Rosemont LinkedIn post and website content promoted a specific POM to the public and lacked certification. Panel found the…

2024
CASE
AUTH/3891/4/24 AbbVie

AbbVie breached Clause 8.5 after failing to recertify an AbbVie Pro landing page within two years (AUTH/3891/4/24)

AbbVie failed to recertify an AbbVie Pro β€œOncology Focus Area” landing page within the required two-year interval. PMCPA found a breach of…

2024
CASE
AUTH/3880/2/24 GlaxoSmithKline

AUTH/3880/2/24: Complainant v GSK β€” LinkedIn acquisition post referencing investigational AIO-001 (No breach after appeal)

Complaint alleged pre-licence promotion via a LinkedIn post linking to a GSK press release about Aiolos Bio acquisition and AIO-001 in asthma.…

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