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Posted 22 November 2024 PM
A complaint about promotional material relating to AstraZeneca's COPD inhaler Breztri Aerosphere has landed the company in hot water, with Medicines Australia's Code of Conduct Committee issuing an $80,000 fine - and it was our top story this week.
The complaint came from Chiesi which alleged claims about the treatment were "misleading and unsubstantiated". Despite a vigorous denial by AstraZeneca, the Committee found claims of a "reduction in the risk of death" could not be supported by the study on which it was based.
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