US FDA Misinformation Guidance: Leading By Example

The US FDA’s new draft guidance notes its own efforts to combat misinformation and offers some creative examples to illustrate its advice, but avoids any potentially “controversial” contemporary situations.

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The FDA wants industry to join the fight against misinformation online. • Source: Shutterstock

When it comes to combatting misinformation about medical products, the US Food and Drug Administration is trying to lead by example – figuratively and literally.

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