The Trump targets target Big Pharma for the advertising of misleading drugs

THE TRUMP TRIMP Target “Drunk drug advertisements” by initiating the creation of rules to fill a 1997 escape which allows advertisers of drugs to hide security risks in dissemination and digital advertisements.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (HHS) and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday thousands of warning letters in the pharmaceutical industry. Familiar sources with the letter told Fox that companies that practice generalized advertisement like Hims / Hers are among those who receive the opinion.

Fox News Digital also obtained a copy of a letter sent to a pharmaceutical company, which stresses that “patients do not see a fair balance of information concerning a drug product” and of the company to “delete any non -complined advertising and put all promotional communications in accordance”.

The HHS secretary, RFK Jr., and the FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, repressed the advertisements of deceived medicines. (Images Andrew Harnik / Getty)

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“For too long, the FDA has enabled advertisements of deceived drugs, to distort the doctor-patient relationship and to create an increased demand for drugs, regardless of clinical relevance”, ” FDA Commissioner Marty MakaryMD, MPH told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Pharmaceutical companies spend up to 25% of their budget for advertising.”

“These billions of dollars would be better spent to reduce the prices of drugs for everyday Americans,” added Makary.

Letters to various companies are sent during Tuesday afternoon, and it is not clear if companies have had the opportunity to respond.

The FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, said: “For too long, the FDA has authorized advertisements in deceptive drugs.” (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital contacted it but did not receive an answer.

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The opinion sent by both Health -related agencies Also quotes a journal in 2024 in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research which has shown that if each pharmaceutical publication on social networks highlights the advantages of drugs, only 33% of these companies mention potential damage.

The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), a law dating back to 1938 and was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, allows the FDA to promulgate appropriate regulations for pharmaceutical advertising.

Social networks advertisements also apply to FDCA and the regulations set out by FDCA.

The FDA has a regulation power on pharmaceutical advertisements. (Photo Reuters / Andrew Kelly / File)

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“Patients deserve the truth about the prescribed drugs,” said HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a press release at Fox News Digital. “For almost three decades, pharmaceutical companies played the system to mislead families, while pocketing billions.

“These days are over,” Kennedy continued. “We remain the honesty and responsibility for advertising on drugs to protect patients and reconstruct public confidence.”

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According to FDA regulations, a written warning letter, such as those sent by the agency on Tuesday, is the first step in the reprimand of pharmaceutical companies and is one of the most commonly used application methods of the FDA.

Preston Mizell is a Fox News Digital writer covering Breaking News news. History advice can be sent to [email protected] and on x @Mizellpreston