Drug advertisement
Rules and regulations
What do these ads have to tell you?
-At least one approved use for the drug
-The name of the drug
-Every risk for the drug usage
What do these ads not have to tell you?
-What the drug costs
-If there is a generic version of the drug
-If there is a similar drug with a less amount of risks
-If changes such as diet and exercise could help your condition
-The number of people have the condition that the drug helps
-How it works
-How quickly it works
-The number of people that will be helped by the drug if they take it
How can an ad violate the law?
-Say that the drug can treat something that the FDA did not approve it to treat
-Claim something without adequate evidence
-represent data the wrong way from studies
-exaggerate the drugs benefits
-leave out or under exaggerate the risks
What does the FDA does to punish the company?
-Sends the company a letter telling them how they have violated the rules and asks them to remove the ad
-In some cases the drug company could be taken to court and seizing the supplies or bringing criminal charges against the company