Teva in spotlight for UK advertising complaints

AstraZeneca and Teva Pharmaceuticals have had advertising complaints against them upheld by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

AstraZeneca and Teva Pharmaceuticals have had advertising complaints against them upheld by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

The complaint against Teva, brought by a healthcare professional, argued that an advert for its asthma inhaler Qvar (beclometasone dipropionate) in a leave piece, published in January 2008, was misleading,...

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