The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is taking legal action against the Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic. The authority had ordered the deletion of several editorial articles because they were classified as unauthorised advertising for prescription-only medicines. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Two cases are currently pending before the courts, as a spokeswoman for the NZZ confirmed on Friday in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. In the case of a journalist’s first-person reportage on migraines, the Federal Administrative Court has upheld Swissmedic’s ruling. In May 2025, the court ruled that the article created a promotional impression and was one-sided. The NZZ appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court. + Swiss regulator and media clash over weight-loss drugs Swissmedic also demanded that the NZZ delete several publications in connection with reports on weight-loss injections. According to information from CH …