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2012
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AUTH/2520/6/12 Boehringer Ingelheim ⭐ Case of the Week

GP complaint about alleged disguised promotion at renal referral meeting (Trajenta) β€” Boehringer Ingelheim & Lilly (AUTH/2520/6/12, AUTH/2521/6/12)

A GP alleged a renal referral education meeting was disguised promotion of Trajenta (linagliptin). The Panel found insufficient evidence Trajenta was discussed…

2012
CASE
Sanofi

Sanofi breached ABPI Code after sales rep told clinician an IFR for Mozobil β€œwill” be approved

A Sanofi haematology sales rep emailed a hospital clinician about Mozobil funding, stating an individual funding request to the PCT β€œwill approve…

2012
CASE
Sanofi

Sanofi: representative implied there was no clinical reason to prescribe Levemir after β€˜failed’ non-inferiority trial discussion

A hospital meeting discussion of the unpublished EFFICACY trial led to an implied message that there was no clinical reason to prescribe…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2589/3/13 Vifor Pharma

AUTH/2589/3/13: Pharmacosmos/PMCPA Director v Vifor Pharma UK – Ferinject ad alleged to breach prior undertakings (No breach)

Pharmacosmos said a Ferinject ad claim β€œNon dextran carboxymaltose shell” breached Vifor undertakings about β€œdextran-induced hypersensitivity” messaging. PMCPA ruled the ad didn’t…

2011
CASE
AUTH/2411/6/11 Vifor Pharma

Pharmacosmos v Vifor: Ferinject β€˜QIPP’ conference video ruled promotional, misleading and missing mandatory information (AUTH/2411/6/11)

Vifor-backed NHS Alliance conference video about redesigning iron services was deemed promotional for Ferinject. Claims implied faster recovery and one-visit dosing, and…

2012
CASE
Pfizer ⭐ Case of the Week

Pfizer: ISU urology meeting in Belfastβ€”5-star venue and social programme created unacceptable impression (Clause 9.1 breach)

Pfizer Ireland exhibited at an ISU meeting in Belfast held at a 5-star hotel with golf and a gala dinner in the…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2609/6/13 Roche Products

Roche voluntary admission: promotional employee had not taken ABPI Medical Representatives Examination (AUTH/2609/6/13)

Roche disclosed that a relations manager had been in a promotional role since Dec 2010 but had not taken/passed the ABPI Medical…

2012
CASE
Merck Sharp & Dohme

MSD’s Januvia leavepiece: linagliptin efficacy chart used in isolation led to misleading indirect comparison

A Januvia leavepiece used a single linagliptin study chart that the Panel said gave an unbalanced view of efficacy and encouraged a…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2635/8/13 Norgine

Anonymous v Norgine: Dantrium press release misleading on mortality claims (AUTH/2635/8/13)

Norgine’s Dantrium press release cited a survivor-only epidemiology study but implied reduced mortality and β€œensure patient survival”. PMCPA found the mortality impression…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2605/5/13 UCB Pharma

Anonymous v UCB: Website disclosures for patient organisation joint working and recertification dates (AUTH/2605/5/13)

Complaint about UCB’s UK website: alleged failure to declare support to a patient organisation and failure to re-approve website content. Panel ruled…

2014
CASE
AUTH/2703/3/14 Chugai ⭐ Case of the Week

AUTH/2703/3/14: Anonymous consultant haematologist v Chugai (Granocyte) β€” no breach

Anonymous haematologist alleged a Chugai rep used inaccurate/misleading information about Granocyte, including extrapolating healthy donor data to neutropenia patients and NHS commissioning…

2013
CASE
AUTH/2614/6/13 Allergan

Allergan market research survey ruled promotional: missing PI, disguised promotion, and pre-/off-licence issues (AUTH/2614/6/13)

Allergan’s UK market research on hypothetical ready-to-use botulinum toxins was ruled promotional and disguised promotion. Breaches included missing prescribing information, pre-licence promotion…

2016
CASE
AUTH/2819/2/16 Otsuka

AUTH/2819/2/16: General Practitioner v Otsuka β€” Jinarc patient materials (No breach)

A GP alleged Jinarc (tolvaptan) patient materials advertised a POM to the public and raised unfounded hopes. The Panel found the materials…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2787/8/15 GlaxoSmithKline

GSK voluntary admission: Incruse + Relvar online ads ran with illegible generic names, missing Relvar PI link and (in some cases) no final certification (AUTH/2787/8/15)

GSK admitted breaches after Incruse+Relvar digital ads appeared with blurred non-proprietary names, broken/incorrect PI links (Relvar PI missing) and some ads published…

2015
CASE
AUTH/2763/5/15 AstraZeneca

AUTH/2763/5/15: PMCPA Director v AstraZeneca (clinical trial disclosure – Caprelsa/Zinforo) – No breach

PMCPA reviewed alleged late disclosure of trials for Caprelsa and Zinforo flagged in an ABPI-funded transparency study. Panel found the older Caprelsa…

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