PMCPA PRESS RELEASE 24 October 2025 (1 of 2) - Case ruled in breach of Clause 2
Organon has breached the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry and brought discredit upon, and reduced confidence in, the pharmaceutical industry.
24 October 2025
For promoting Nexplanon (etonogestrel) outside its marketing authorisation, by implying it was a suitable option for preventing all ages of teenage pregnancy when efficacy and safety had not been established in women under 18 years of age, Organon was ruled in breach of the following clauses of the 2021 Code:
Clause 2 - Bringing discredit upon, and reducing confidence in, the pharmaceutical industry
Clause 5.1 - Failing to maintain high standards
Clause 11.2 - Promoting a medicine outside the terms of its marketing authorisation
The case report is available at www.pmcpa.org.uk.
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The advertisement will appear in the BMJ and the Nursing Standard in December 2025.
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