Servier Laboratories Ltd named in advertisements for breaches of the ABPI Code of Practice

Servier Laboratories Ltd named in advertisements for breaches of the ABPI Code of Practice
Servier Laboratories Ltd has breached Clause 2 of the ABPI Code of Practice and is the subject of advertisements in the medical, pharmaceutical and nursing press.

Servier – Case AUTH/2671/11/13
For failing to disclose clinical trial results within an internationally agreed timeframe, Servier was ruled in breach of the following clauses of the 2008 and 2011 Codes:

Clause 2 - Bringing discredit upon, and reducing confidence in, the

pharmaceutical industry

Clause 9.1 - Failing to maintain high standards

Clause 21.3 - Failing to meet the required timeframe in which to disclose

details of clinical trials.

The full case report was published in the PMCPA August Code of Practice Review and is available at www.pmcpa.org.uk.

The advertisements will appear in the BMJ and The Pharmaceutical Journal on 6 September 2014 and The Nursing Standard on 10 September 2014.