Prescription Drug Advertising
A hearing was held on the misleading and deceptive nature of direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription pharmaceuticals. Officials f… read more
A hearing was held on the misleading and deceptive nature of direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription pharmaceuticals. Officials from the companies testified about Pfizer’s ads for Lipitor featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik, Merck/Schering-Plough’s “Food and Family” ads for Vytorin, and Johnson and Johnson’s ads for Procrit. close
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