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Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when ...
The first bill, the FDA Modernization Act of 1997, reduced the timeline for approving new pharmaceutical drugs. It also loosened rules around broadcast pharmaceutical advertising. In 2022, the Act was updated with the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, which cancelled a 1938 mandate to require animal testing for every drug development protocol.
The new rules come as Donald Trump's advisers begin floating plans for the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who has advised the president-elect, wants to eliminate TV drug ads. He and other industry critics point out that the U.S. and New Zealand are the only countries where prescription drugs ...
The FDA also recognized reminder ads (such as the aforementioned Claritin ad) as not being subject to these rules, since they do not contain claims or statements regarding the indications and benefits of the medication. [7] [8] The industry quickly took advantage of the new guidelines: by 1998, advertising spending on DTCA had reached $1.12 ...
It also talks about the FDA citizen petition. The 1100 series includes updated rules deeming items that statutorily come under the definition of "tobacco product" to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as amended by the Tobacco Control Act. The items affected include E-cigarettes, Hookah tobacco, and pipe tobacco. [5]
The Code Authority had three offices in New York, Hollywood, and Washington D.C. and published a monthly newsletter, Code News. The Television Code provided for suspension and expulsion of subscribers as determined by the NAB Television Code Review Board whose members were subscribers to the code and appointed by the NAB president.
The FDA says they aim to ‘empower’ consumers by redefining healthy foods
The FDA's statement follows a major shortage of baby formula earlier this year due to a shutdown at Abbott's plant in Michigan after complaints of infection by a bacteria called cronobacter sakazakii.