Clause 2 Discredit to, and Reduction of Confidence in, the Industry
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Activities or materials associated with promotion must never be such as to bring discredit upon, or reduce confidence in, the pharmaceutical industry.
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AUTH/3246/9/19 and AUTH/3247/9/19 - Complainant v Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb
Breach: 2, 4.1, 9.1, 7.2, 7.4
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 27 September 2019
Completed: 13 May 2020
AUTH/3215/6/19 and AUTH/3216/6/19 - GP v Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb
Breach: 2, 3.2, 7.2, 7.3, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 21 June 2019
Completed: 13 May 2020
AUTH/3204/6/19 - Anonymous pharmaceutical employee v GlaxoSmithKline
No breach: 2, 9.1, 26.1, 26.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 07 June 2019
Completed: 27 April 2020
AUTH/3273/10/19 - Complainant v Gedeon Richter
Breach: 4.3, 9.1
No breach: 2, 12.1, 26.1, 28.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 28 October 2019
Completed: 24 April 2020
AUTH/3203/6/19 - Anonymous employee v Otsuka Europe
Breach: 9.1, 26.1, 26.2, 28.1
No breach: 2, 9.1, 26.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 07 June 2019
Completed: 23 April 2020
AUTH/3226/7/19 - Complainant v Teva
Breach: 2, 3.2, 7.2, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 16 July 2019
Completed: 07 April 2020
AUTH/3287/12/19 - Employee v UCB
Breach: 3.1, 14.1, 9.1
No breach: 2, 4.1, 4.9, 4.10, 26.1, 26.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 13 December 2019
Completed: 27 March 2020
AUTH/3291/12/19 - Aesthetics Health Professional v Allergan
Breach: 2, 9.1, 26.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 17 December 2019
Completed: 16 March 2020
AUTH/3245/9/19 - Anonymous GP (assisted by an Ex Employee) v Novo Nordisk
Breach: 7.2, 9.1
No breach: 2, 3.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.10, 8.1, 9.1, 15.2, 15.9
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 23 September 2019
Completed: 11 March 2020
AUTH/3283/11/19 and AUTH/3284/11/19 - CCG Senior Pharmacist v Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer
Breach: 2, 7.2, 8.1, 15.2
No breach: 7.3, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 13 November 2019
Completed: 09 March 2020
AUTH/3240/8/19 - Voluntary admission from Colonis
Breach: 2, 4.1, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 15 August 2019
Completed: 26 February 2020
AUTH/3274/10/19 - Complainant v Diurnal
Breach: 3.1, 4.1, 4.3, 9.1, 2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 24 October 2019
Completed: 18 February 2020
AUTH/3264/10/19 - Anonymous v Merz
Breach: 9.1, 15.2
No breach: 2, 3.1, 9.1, 15.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 24 October 2019
Completed: 13 February 2020
AUTH/3252/10/19 - Complainant v Lilly
Breach: 9.1, 26.1, 28.1
No breach: 2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 07 October 2019
Completed: 07 February 2020
AUTH/3282/11/19 - ViiV/Director v Gilead
Breach: 2, 9.1, 29
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 21 November 2019
Completed: 29 January 2020
AUTH/3236/8/19 - Health professional v Merck Sharp & Dohme
Breach: 2, 7.2, 9.1, 24.1
No breach: 2, 9.1, 29
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 14 August 2019
Completed: 20 January 2020
AUTH/3239/8/19 - Pharmacist v Colonis
Breach: 2, 3.2, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 13 August 2019
Completed: 20 December 2019
AUTH/3198/5/19 - Complainant v Novo Nordisk
Breach: 14.1, 15.2
No breach: 2, 3.2, 7.2, 7.4, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 07 May 2019
Completed: 19 December 2019
AUTH/3243/9/19 - Ex-Employee v Allergen
No breach: 2, 9.1, 18.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 29 July 2019
Completed: 22 November 2019
AUTH/3207/6/19 - Anonymous v Santen
No breach: 2, 9.1, 11.1, 18.1, 22.1, 23.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 19 June 2019
Completed: 15 November 2019
AUTH/3172/3/19 - Anonymous v Sandoz
No breach: 2, 9.1, 12.1, 15.2, 18.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 18 March 2019
Completed: 18 September 2019
AUTH/3208/6/19 - Member of the public v Merz
Breach: 9.1, 15.2, 26.1
No breach: 2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 19 June 2019
Completed: 12 September 2019
AUTH/3210/6/19 - Patient v GlaxoSmithKline
No breach: 2, 9.1, 14.5
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 20 June 2019
Completed: 06 September 2019
AUTH/3187/5/19 - Anonymous representative v Cipla
No breach: 2, 3.2, 9.1, 16.3, 19.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 09 May 2019
Completed: 20 August 2019
AUTH/3186/5/19 - Anonymous v Almirall
No breach: 2, 9.1, 22.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 01 May 2019
Completed: 20 August 2019
AUTH/3161/2/19 - Employee v Leo Pharma
No breach: 2, 9.1, 9.9, 14.1, 15.6, 15.9, 19.1, 19.2
Applicable Code:
2016
Received: 19 February 2019
Completed: 18 June 2019
AUTH/3058/8/18 - Pharmacists v Proveca
Letter regarding the supply of unlicensed and off-label glycopyrronium
Breach: 9.1, 2
Applicable Code:
2016
Received: 21 September 2018
Completed: 11 December 2018
AUTH/2965/8/17 - Anonymous employee v Biogen
Company culture and bonus scheme
Breach: 2
Applicable Code:
2016
Received: 07 August 2017
Completed: 22 March 2018
AUTH/2983/10/17 - Anonymous, non-contactable v Celgene
Promotion of Abraxane to the public
Breach: 9.1 and 26.2 (x2)
No breach: 2
Applicable Code:
2016
Received: 09 October 2017
Completed: 18 January 2018
AUTH/3285/12/19 - Ex-Employee v Daiichi-Sankyo
Breach: 2, 9.1, 24.1, 24.4, 24.6, 24.7, 24.9
No breach: 24.10
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 30 November 2019
Completed: Interim case report
AUTH/3199/5/19 - Pharmacosmos v Vifor
Breach: 2, 29
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 15 May 2020
Completed: Interim case report
AUTH/3224/7/19 - Pharmacosmos v Vifor
Breach: 2, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 9.1
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 14 July 2019
Completed: Interim case report
