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PMCPA rules AstraZeneca UK responsible for employee’s social media activity

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Kevin Kinsella

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An employee clicking “like” on a third-party LinkedIn post was found to be a breach of seven clauses of the ABPI Code.

An employee’s itchy social media trigger finger has been ruled to put AstraZeneca UK Limited (AZ) in breach of multiple clauses of a pharma industry code of practice.

The UK’s Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) issued its final resolution in a 2025 case related to when an

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