From Lydia Pinkham to Bob Dole: What the Changing Face of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Reveals about the Professionalism of Medicine

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Lynn B. Pinkus
Keyword(s):  
Drug Advertising ◽  
Direct To Consumer ◽  
Bob Dole

Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-167
Author(s):  
Tamar V. Terzian
Keyword(s):  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Pharmaceutical Products ◽  
Drug Advertising ◽  
Direct To Consumer ◽  
Prescription Drug Advertising ◽  
Adequate Provision ◽  
Package Labeling ◽  
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the promotion of pharmaceutical products. The FDA's regulations issued under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) require that prescription drug broadcast advertisements include the following: (1) a major statement of the product's risks in at least the audio part of the advertisement; and (2) that an adequate provision for the dissemination of the approved package labeling be made “in connection with the broadcast presentation,” if the brief summary is not also part of the advertisement. Under the FDCA, the brief summary provides information concerning the major risks of the drug.

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