Questão jurídica principal
Whether the article on migraine and sport constituted prohibited indirect advertising for prescription medicines under Art. 32(2)(a) HMG
Decisão extraída
Yes. Although the article contained general health information, it highlighted triptans as a treatment option in a way that gave them promotional effect and made the text commercially conducive.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that the distinction between permissible general information and unlawful advertising depends on all circumstances. Here, the article emphasized triptans, omitted any mention of medical consultation, was published alongside another article also promoting triptans, and bore the company logo, so the lower authority could lawfully treat it as promotional.