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Latest News | 13 May 2013

Opening the Black Box: FDA Plans Study of DTC Advertising and Use of Composite Scores

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it plans to move forward with a proposed study on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising first announced in August 2012 regarding the use of Read More...


Latest News | 18 April 2013

FDA Gets Go-Ahead for Study of DTC Advertising and Social Media

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will move forward with a survey of healthcare professionals regarding their opinions and perceptions about prescription drug promotion after receiving Read More...


Latest News | 13 March 2013

Could FTC's New Social Media Guidance be Similar to one Pending at FDA?

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If pharmaceutical and medical device companies are eagerly awaiting the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) social media guidance for promoting their products using social networks like Twitter Read More...


Latest News | 8 March 2013

FDA Announces Reorganization of Advertising Regulators, Will Divide Into Product Specialties

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US regulators are preparing to reorganize the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), the first major change to the office since its promotion to a super office and a name change from the Read More...


Latest News | 20 February 2013

Report: Despite Industry Guidelines, Erectile Dysfunction Ads Viewed by Kids 102 Billion Times

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"The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules," quipped actor Geoffrey Rush in the 2003 blockbuster, "Pirates of the Caribbean," referring to an oft-broken and morally flexible Read More...


Latest News | 30 January 2013

Rare Multi-Agency Warning Letter Slams Flu Product

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a rare multi-agency warning letter to a marketer of a product claiming to give patients protection against the influenza virus.The letter, sent on Read More...


Latest News | 15 October 2012

FDA Untitled Letter Chides Genentech Promo for Inadequate Substantiation of Claims

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The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has issued an untitled letter to Genentech over marketing materials used to promote its drug Tarceva Read More...


Latest News | 10 October 2012

Proposed Study to Look at Effect of Advertising, Social Media on Prescribing Habits

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to conduct a survey of prescribing healthcare professionals regarding their assessment of promotional advertising generated by the pharmaceutical Read More...


Latest News | 12 September 2012

Study: OTC Drug Advertising Lacks Sufficient Balance of Risks, Benefits

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Advertisements for over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products routinely discount the risks associated with a product instead of presenting the same “fair balance” approach mandated for Read More...


Latest News | 22 August 2012

Regulators to Study use of Composite Scores in Drug Advertising

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Regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are planning to conduct a study on consumers’ understanding of composite endpoint scores used in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising.Composite Read More...


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