Diabetes DTC Ads Stand Out For Off-Label Promotion, Study Finds

Drugs like Victoza, Farxiga, Jardiance, Trulicity, and Invokana were called out for promoting weight loss and blood pressure reduction by Yale University researchers in a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Diabetes drugs are the biggest culprit when it comes to off-label claims in direct-to-consumer TV advertising, according to a study by Yale University researchers published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine Feb. 26.

Of 97 unique TV ads reviewed in the study, the 13 with misleading off-label claims were all for diabetes drugs,...

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