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FDA ramps up drug ad enforcement, targets social media

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is changing its approach to direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertisements after a directive from a White House Memo instructing FDA and HHS to “to ensure transparency...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Joint FDA/HHS Initiative Targeting Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising Garners Much Attention, but Legal Basis and...

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On September 9, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new initiative to close what the agencies describe as a “loophole” in requirements regarding the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA’s Vast Ad/Promo Warning – Enforcement Ramp-Up or PR Nothingburger?

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Late Tuesday, FDA issued a press release warning that it would be sending “thousands of letters warning pharmaceutical companies to remove misleading ads and issue approximately 100 cease-and-desist letters to companies with...more

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MAHA Targets Social Media in Push for Tighter Controls Over Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising

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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy (MAHA Strategy) this week. The MAHA Strategy, a cornerstone of the MAHA movement championed by Secretary of Health and...more

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HHS and FDA Declare “Crackdown” on Drug Advertising and Promotion

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On Tuesday, September 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release announcing “sweeping reforms to rein in misleading direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertisements,” while simultaneously sending a...more

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Caffeine Safety Legislation Introduced in Congress

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On March 31, 2025, Congress saw the reintroduction of H.R. 2511, the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act. The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new regulatory requirements for labeling the...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 07.10.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Renew Call for FDA Guidance on Toxic Heavy Metals in...more

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HHS Acting Secretary Fink Issues Memo to Pause Federal Health Communications

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On January 21, 2025, according to a memo made available by news outlets, Acting Secretary of HHS, Dr. Dorthy Fink, issued a memo directing the agency’s operating divisions to refrain from most external correspondence,...more

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Emerging Technologies Washington Update - June 2020 #3

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This week: Coronavirus response; Section 230 under fire again on both sides of the aisle; momentum grows for regulating facial recognition technology....more

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