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Last fall, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary declared war on drug commercials. He wrote a viewpoint published in JAMA (Sept.

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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 ...

We've all seen them: 30-second television ads from attorneys, targeting those who've had a negative side effect after using a pharmaceutical product: "If you or a loved one suffered serious medical ...

The U.S. spends more on prescription drugs per capita than any other wealthy country. Direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs is legal in the U.S. but banned in Europe and Asia. There ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials are vowing a crackdown on deceptive drug ads, but the effort is likely to face multiple headwinds, including ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Chorniy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies ...