Senators Pressure US FDA To Issue New Guidance On Social Media Drug Promotion

Senators ask the agency to address the “regulatory loophole” permitting telehealth companies to promote prescription drugs without disclosing side effects and question if FDA has enforcement authority over third-party social media influencer promotions.

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Senators question FDA about promotion of prescription drugs on social media platforms. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration’s seven-year delay in updating guidance on social media promotion of prescription drugs has garnered the attention of two Senators, who want new guidance by the end of December.

In a 14 February letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Senate Judiciary Committee chair Richard Durbin, D-IL, and Sen....

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