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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 2

In part two of this three-part series on the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) 2025 Annual Meeting, we highlight panelists’ discussions on the safety and regulation of GLP-1 medications and the role of attorneys general in...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Not a Second Time: FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Issues a Warning Letter to a Company for Unlawful Promotion

The authors were thinking of the Beatles’ 1963 song, “Not a Second Time,” when we read the latest Warning Letter from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion. The company received a Warning...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Telehealth Companies and Social Media Influencers May Face New FDA Laws

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On February 20, 2025, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act (the Act), which closes perceived “legal loopholes”...more

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Exercise Caution: Celebrity Endorsements of Medical Products

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Celebrity Endorsements - As companies continue to seek effective advertising strategies, celebrity endorsements remain a powerful tool, particularly in reaching broad and receptive audiences through social media platforms....more

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FDA Faces Pressure to Enhance Oversight of Online Prescription Drug Promotions

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing pressure from Congress and the medical community to enhance its oversight of online prescription drug advertising. The pressure comes amidst growing concerns about social...more

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8 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Adapt to the Social Media Era

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Social media usage worldwide is showing no signs of slowing as it permeates all aspects of our daily lives. Originally published in Law360 - September 11, 2023....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Issues Second Untitled Letter of the Year to Exeltis for Misleading Statements...

On August 11, 2023, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an untitled letter to Exeltis USA Inc. (Exeltis) regarding a promotional social media sponsored post...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Freeze-Frame: FDA Issues an Untitled Letter for an Unlawful Instagram Post

Does anyone remember the 1980’s song, “Freeze-Frame” by The J. Geils Band? A new year, a new Untitled Letter issued by the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion to a prescription drug company....more

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Trump storms into medical-ethics minefield by flogging drugs’ untested use

President Trump has stormed past accepted professional practices and triggered alarms about ethical decision making by caregivers, as he persists in his noisy advocacy for treating seriously ill patients with Covid-19...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Rx Drug Advertising and Promotion Executive Think Tank – Embrace this New Era of Advertising with Creative and...

ACI is delighted to present our inaugural Think Tank on Rx Drug Advertising and Promotion. Attend this intimate and in-depth symposium where the “who’s who” of pharmaceutical advertising and promotion will gather to discuss...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The FDA Takes the Kardashian Endorsement Machine to Task

When Kim Kardashian speaks, the FDA listens. Or, more precisely, when Kardashian, who has 46.8 million followers on Instagram, posts an enthusiastic endorsement—and advertisement—on the social media platform for Diclegis, a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Cites Drug Company for Kim Kardashian Endorsement

This week might have been the first time that an FDA regulatory issue hit the headlines on TMZ and other “celebrity watcher” websites. In an August 7 Warning Letter sent to the drug company Duchesnay, Inc., FDA complains...more

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FDA Allowing Additional Comment Period for Draft Social Media Guidances

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for two draft social media guidances in response to requests for additional time to allow interested persons to submit comments. Beginning September 29,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Drugs and the Internet: draft guidance on social media platforms and prescription drugs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently promulgated two much-anticipated draft guidance documents on the use of social media to present information about prescription drugs and medical devices. The draft guidance...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Communications Over Internet and Social Media Platforms

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On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued two draft guidance documents, providing recommendations for two types of communication over internet and social media platforms. The first...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Drug and Device Information on Social Media

On June 17, 2014, the FDA issued two draft guidance documents relating to the use of social media and the Internet to promote prescription drugs and medical devices. The FDA described how a company should use a character...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Drugs and the Internet: FDA Distributes New Draft Guidance Regarding Social Media Platforms and Prescription Drugs

Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promulgated two much-anticipated draft guidance documents on using social media to present information about prescription drugs and medical devices. The draft guidance...more

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Recent FDA Social Media Marketing Enforcement Actions and the Likely Impact of Social Media Promotion Guidance

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In recent years, guidance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or "Agency") for industry on the use of social media has continued to evolve in incremental steps, but the pharmaceutical and medical device industries...more

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The FDA Gets Social: Interpreting Its Draft Social Media Guidance

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released draft guidance that paves the way for regulated companies to harness the power of social media. This draft guidance addresses how FDA-regulated manufacturers,...more

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