During the Democratic National Convention, Democratic politicians criticized the pharmaceutical industry for raising prescription drug prices. However, viewers at home were flooded with advertisements ...

It’s not every day that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Independent Senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King would agree on, well, anything. But when it comes to the ...

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 ...

Senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King introduced a bill to ban all prescription drug advertising. The ban would cover TV, radio, print, digital platforms, and social media. RFK Jr. and other ...

The Food and Drug Administration released new rules requiring drugmakers to be direct when sharing the risks and side effects of drugs in commercials. One guideline requires drug companies to display ...

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, ...

This article first appeared in the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist. Pharmaceutical ads in the United States are annoying. Absurd. And almost uniquely American. In fact, only one other high-income ...

"A majority of Americans think prescription drugs shouldn’t be advertised on TV, according to a 2016 poll." —David Lazarus "Next time you see a TV commercial for a prescription drug, remind yourself ...