Prescription drug commercials are facing renewed scrutiny as the Trump administration and lawmakers from both parties seek ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients. BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty ...

Although drug ads enjoy First Amendment constitutional protection, I still think they are a bad idea. We shouldn’t be selling medicine like we sell mattresses, writes Dr. Michael Kirsh in a guest ...

FIRST ON FOX: Shortly after announcing a strategy to go after deceptive direct-to-consumer advertising by the pharmaceutical industry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human ...

The FDA is seeking (PDF) new powers to hold companies accountable for misleading direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads, adding legislat | The FDA is seeking new powers to hold companies accountable for ...

The Trump administration is planning to ramp up oversight and enforcement of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, but will stop short of an outright ban. President Trump on Tuesday signed ...

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The pharmaceutical industry spends a ton of money on drug ads. This should come as no surprise to anyone who watches TV or streams videos on an electronic device. Commercials for Skyrizi, Rinvoq, ...

White House action: President Trump on Tuesday ordered federal regulators to get tougher on misleading drug advertising. FDA warning blitz: The FDA is firing off thousands of letters to pharmaceutical ...

We have been complaining about direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising for decades. Far too often, the commercials make it seem as if their products are magical. People are seen ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Chorniy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies ...