Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Consumer News Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.
Debunking Drug Claims in Dr. Bronner’s Coconut Oil Ad Alert Debunking Drug Claims in Dr. Bronner’s Coconut Oil When a product doesn’t qualify as a drug, you can’t market it as such.
Food and Drug Administration Consumer Basics Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency that is responsible for protecting public health through regulation and supervision of several different types of products, including food…
Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Consumer News Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.
DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law Consumer News DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.
Prescription Drug Lawsuits Ad Alert Prescription Drug Lawsuits “If you or a loved one…” has seen or heard ads that start like this, don’t toss your medications just yet.
Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us? Consumer News Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us? Complaint alleges that painkiller companies schemed to deceive U.S. market.
Drug Treatment Programs at Narconon Centers Class Action Drug Treatment Programs at Narconon Centers In March 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Narconon of Northern California for allegedly making misleading statements in the marketing materials for the “drug treatment” program offered at Narconon…
Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads Consumer News Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…
FDA to rawoils.com, rejuvenative.com: Lose the Drug Claims Ad Alert FDA to rawoils.com, rejuvenative.com: Lose the Drug Claims Warning letter to Healthtime (aka Deer Garden Foods) outlines problems that run afoul of federal advertising law.
Young Living’s Unapproved Drug Treatment Claims, Part 5? Ad Alert Young Living’s Unapproved Drug Treatment Claims, Part 5? Latest FDA warning cements MLM’s status as a repeat offender.
Nerium Skincare’s Outlandish Drug Claims Ad Alert Nerium Skincare’s Outlandish Drug Claims Don’t throw away your prescriptions just yet.
Canine Care in the Doghouse over Drug Claims Ad Alert Canine Care in the Doghouse over Drug Claims Federal agency’s warning letter concerns the marketing of the company’s Tumexal product.
Rebranded Drugs Ad Alert Rebranded Drugs Some drugs are the same except for their names and packaging. For example: Sarafem, marketed as a treatment for Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder, is the same drug as Prozac, marketed as…
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Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant Media Coverage Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant Heather Murphy, New York Times
Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers? Consumer News Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers? FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.
Goop Brands Goop TINA.org investigated Goop, a New York and California-based “lifestyle” company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow that sells a wide range of products, including supplements, natural “remedies,” oils, crystals, beauty products, clothing,…