Proposed rule issued in March 2010 requires ‘major statement’ on a drug’s side effects in ‘a clear, conspicuous, and neutral manner’ for TV and radio ads. Bill would mandate a final rule within six months.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s 12 year delay in issuing a final rule on the presentation of the “major statement” of a drug’s side effects and contraindications in television and radio advertisements has gotten the attention of Congress.
Five members of the House, led by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-VA, introduced a bill, Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act, on 5 July that would require the agency to finalize...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a policy that would remove the tax write-off for pharma advertising expenses would be coming in a few weeks.
Webpages, a healthcare professional pamphlet and a medical conference exhibit booth panel make unsupported comparative superiority claims about generic torsemide products and misrepresent risks, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion says in its first warning letter of 2025.
A professional slide deck for the drospirenone/estetrol oral contraceptive inappropriately suggests it is safer than other estrogen-containing products and understates risks, Office of Prescription Drug Promotion said in the first “untitled” letter issued since reductions-in-force.
The loss of policy analyst, legal, project manager and social scientist positions has experts wondering if the Trump Administration is eyeing a broader effort to limit DTC advertising. The OPDP layoffs are expected to result in delayed reviews of promotional pieces.
Deputy FDA Commissioner Grace Graham acknowledged the importance of user fees, while also calling for restructuring. She also said part of MAHA's mission is to reexamine uses of drugs not supported by data.
At the Bank of America health care conference, pharma leaders speculated on the impact of Trump’s most favored nation pricing executive order on US and European markets.
A professional slide deck for the drospirenone/estetrol oral contraceptive inappropriately suggests it is safer than other estrogen-containing products and understates risks, Office of Prescription Drug Promotion said in the first “untitled” letter issued since reductions-in-force.
