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Drug ads face new scrutiny at FDA and on Hill

Prescription drug commercials are facing renewed scrutiny as the Trump administration and lawmakers from both parties seek ...
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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients. BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty ...
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FDA seeks legislative teeth to bite back against misleading DTC drug ads

The FDA is seeking (PDF) new powers to hold companies accountable for misleading direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads, adding legislat | The FDA is seeking new powers to hold companies accountable for ...
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Should drug companies be advertising to consumers?

Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, Rhode ...
Opinion

Direct-to-consumer ads sell more than just drugs: Michael Kirsch

Although drug ads enjoy First Amendment constitutional protection, I still think they are a bad idea. We shouldn’t be selling medicine like we sell mattresses, writes Dr. Michael Kirsh in a guest ...
Altoona Mirror

Plan for drug advertising crackdown faces hurdles

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials are vowing a crackdown on deceptive drug ads, but the effort is likely to face multiple headwinds, including ...
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FDA continues its crackdown on drug advertising with three untitled letters

Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has stepped up its enforcement efforts regarding prescription drug promotion, ...
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Advocates push lawmakers to end tax break for drug commercials, advertising

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drug companies say that rising prescription drug costs are driven by the billions spent on research and development of new ...
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2026 forecast: Pharma ad dollars will continue shifting away from traditional TV

Amid rapidly evolving media consumption habits and a federal push to limit direct-to-consumer drug advertising, pharma companies in 2026 and beyond are on track to continue their migration away from ...
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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Chorniy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies ...
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Senior living: Should drug companies be advertising to consumers?

Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died, a relationship ended and she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, ...