473 - Dear Patrick, I have a question regarding references that can be used in unbranded pieces in the category of cold and flu. As you know, the active ingredients in many cough, cold & flu products have long since become generic and in fact are used across a number of different products... I was wondering if experimental studies (e.g., in vitro/cell culture/ELISA), which do not use any brand specific sources of the molecule (i.e., generic), could be used in unbranded pieces to educate HCPs on the properties of the molecule (with any necessary caveats that clinical significance cannot be determined)? Thanks!
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PAAB code section 7.5 states that an editorial must have no emphasis on information specifically about the sponsor’s product(s). Using the non-proprietary name of a product does not render the APS unbranded. This is true even in cases where the ingredient relates to a component of the sponsor’s combination product.
