News tagged with drug advertising

Study to examine direct-to-consumer drug ads on TV

Do pharmaceutical ads educate patients and improve health -- or merely spur drug sales?

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created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tobacco firms sue US over graphic cigarette labels

Four tobacco companies filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday over what they say are unconstitutional requirements for warning labels on US cigarette packaging.

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created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 73

Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows

Point-of-sale tobacco advertising works impressively well on teens — so well that federal regulators should consider barring such marketing efforts from convenience stores, gas stations and small groceries, a Stanford University ...

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created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Linguistics professor examines manufacturers' prescription drug websites

Dartmouth Linguistics Professor Lewis Glinert and Jon Schommer, the associate head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems at the University of Minnesota, have examined the corporate websites dedicated ...

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created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

FDA urges docs to report misleading drug ads

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will begin asking doctors to keep an eye out for misleading drug advertisements as part of the agency's latest effort to police the pharmaceutical industry's multibillion-dollar ...

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created May 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite some benefit, drug ads can be harmful to your health

While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize ...

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research

A legal loophole is counteracting Canada's ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, according to a ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0