FDA Slow to Pursue Deceptive Drug Commercials

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But they have no problem finding all kinds of resources and jumping on safe nutrients to protect us from god knows what!

Chris Gupta

TV drug ads often make misleading claims about their products. In one case, a widely used heartburn medication was touted as a solution for sporadic indigestion when it was actually intended for severe heartburn problems.

While federal regulators such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are supposed to monitor such ads, complaints do not always receive immediate attention, which means that misleading drug ads are allowed to air for much longer than they should.

The New York Times June 29, 2003 (Requires free New York Times registration)

 

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posted by Chris Gupta on Wednesday July 16 2003
updated on Saturday September 24 2005

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