drug ads

Officially, it's the FDA's job to ensure that pharmaceutical ads adhere to guidelines. But the agency's annual compliance budget is $9 million, while drug companies spend $58 billion a year on marketing. So it comes as no surprise that only 18% of ads are in compliance with the rules. But it's still disturbing: This is your health.

Pharmaceutical companies hoping to boost their marketing efforts with misleading ads that overlook the risks and overstate the effectiveness of drugs won't be getting a free ride anymore thanks to the FDA. In its latest push to keep drug makers honest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will...

Starting next year, consumers in Vermont will be able to use a computer database to look up how much pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers are paying doctors and health-care workers to push their products. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell's office spearheaded the unique drug marketing...

A popular eyelash-enhancing drug's promotional materials are raising eyebrows among federal regulators. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Allergan (AGN) about what the agency says is misleading information on its website for Latisse, a prescription cosmetic drug that lengthens,...