LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Direct-to-consumer advertising of drugs offers some benefits but also has significant risks that can be magnified, U.S. researchers said.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals to run ads correcting claims about a popular birth control pill.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Drug company television ads have crossed ethical boundaries due to political appointments at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a congressman said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said Tuesday it is canceling a Lipitor television ad campaign after a congressional committee questioned its authenticity.
CHICAGO, June 1 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association may decide to support a U.S. government's effort to limit advertisements of medical drugs.
NEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- The pharmaceutical industry, in a move toward self-policing, has proposed limits on drug advertising.
CHICAGO, July 21 (UPI) -- The American Osteopathic Association is attacking TV drug ads, saying such marketing should be limited to "disease-specific public health education."
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration invented its control over drug advertising and violates First Amendment rights, the Washington Legal Foundation says.
WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- The General Accounting Office has reopened an investigation into whether government ads promoting the Medicare prescription drug benefit are legal.
DARTMOUTH, N.H., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pharmaceutical company advertising appeals to consumer emotions and talks more about quality of life than about specific medical information, according to a new
