Browsing: direct-to-consumer

Many direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads don’t meet FDA regulations, according to a new study published in the Journal of General…

Would allowing pharmaceutical companies to include fewer risks in television and print ads be good for consumers? Members of the…

Between 1999 and 2014, antidepressant use by Americans increased by 65%. By 2014, 1 in 8 Americans (12.7%) 12 and…

Are consumers inundated with risks and side effects in drug ads to the point they don’t pay attention to that…

You’ve seen them in magazines, on television and on Internet websites. And pharmaceutical companies might soon be able to promote…

Websites from pharmaceutical companies that promote cancer drugs are much more likely to provide data that backs up claims about…

While the pricing of the EpiPen injection has created a firestorm of controversy, equally concerning is Mylan’s unbranded TV advertising…

The AMA has called for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising, citing increasing pressure by patients for prescriptions they’ve seen on…