Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
FTC challenge to Propel Media acquisition
The FTC alleged that acquiring Propel Media could give IQVIA excessive influence in healthcare programmatic advertising and potentially increase prices or reduce competition. A federal court granted a preliminary injunction, and the parties later abandoned the deal.
2020
Criticism of COVID-19 survey collection
Some participants in a UK COVID-19 prevalence survey reported problems contacting IQVIA and arranging testing. Commentary raised concerns that operational difficulties could affect the representativeness of survey results.
2011
Sorrell v. IMS Health physician-data dispute
A legal challenge concerning the use of prescriber-identifying information reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court ruled in favor of IMS Health in a First Amendment case involving restrictions on the sale and use of prescriber data.