People’s Pharmacy | Will the FDA take action on prescription drug ads?

Last fall, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary declared war on drug commercials. He wrote a viewpoint published in JAMA (Sept.
Medical Xpress

Q&A: Prescription drug ads are everywhere. Is the 'ask your doctor' era over?

It's rare to make it through an episode of your favorite show without seeing a commercial for a prescription drug that includes a lengthy list of side effects and a prompt to speak with a doctor. And ...
MM&M

How the FDA’s crackdown on pharma ads may play out legally

Legal and regulatory experts expect the FDA’s new DTC ad crackdown to face legal challenges. While the FDA’s letters to drugmakers were unprecedented, it may be difficult for the agency to actually ...
STAT

The FDA wants to rein in drug ads. On Super Bowl Sunday, it will be business as usual

Damian Garde is a reporter at large, live and feature journalism, covering the global drug industry and contributing to STAT’s industry-leading events. The nation’s top drug regulator said he wants to ...
The Florida Times-Union

Trump's pharma memo isn't censorship; it’s consumer protection | Opinion

The federal government plans to enforce FDA regulations to ensure drug ads are more transparent about side effects. Pharmaceutical companies spent a combined $13.8 billion on advertising and promotion ...
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN

Advocates push lawmakers to end tax break for drug commercials, advertising

Tired of seeing drug commercials on television as health care costs continue to rise across the state? So are some Maryland ...
AOL

Marty Makary touts FDA efforts to crack down on ‘out of control’ pharmaceutical ads and end animal testing in ‘Pod Force One’ interview

President Trump’s Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on the “endless” barrage of pharmaceutical advertisements Americans are hit with on a daily basis, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said on ...
Acsh.org

Podcast: Is it Time to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Ads?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s supporters are eager to rein in direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical ads, claiming they mislead Americans about important health topics. But this anti-pharma coalition faces an ...
The Daily Signal

Adding More Regulations to Drug Advertising is Unnecessary. Here’s Why.

Daniel Troy is a former chief counsel of the Food and Drug Administration and a former general counsel of GlaxoSmithKline. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to rewrite ...
The Conversation

Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

Anna Chorniy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Psychology Today

How Pharmaceutical Ads Distort Healthcare Markets

It probably doesn't strike you as strange to see advertisements for prescription drugs. By now, everybody knows that you should "talk to your doctor about Levitra" while "doing more with Lipitor" and ...