Clause 8 - Disparaging References
8.1 The medicines, products and activities of other pharmaceutical companies must not be disparaged.
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AUTH/3218/6/19 - Anonymous ex-employee v Otsuka UK
Breach: 7.3, 8.1, 9.1
No breach: 2, 7.2
Applicable Code:
2019
Received: 21 June 2019
Completed: 01 May 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/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
8.2 The health professions and the clinical and scientific opinions of health professionals must not be disparaged.