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HM12032 - Publish an advertisement likely to lead to the use of a prescription only medicine
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CE Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- HM12032
- Offence title
- Publish an advertisement likely to lead to the use of a prescription only medicine
- Legislation
- Contrary to regulations 284(1) and 303(1) and (3) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 13-Mar-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 4688.