FDA, Drug Ads

FDA rule on TV drug ads: compliance boon or comprehension bust?
Set to become compulsory Nov. 20, the regulation isn't likely to make pharma ads easier for consumers to comprehend, but should aid in drugmakers’ ability to meet the fair-balance standard.
FDA's New Rules Require TV Drug Ads to Be Clearer, More Direct
The new rules become binding on November 20, but many drug companies have already been acting within these requirements. Companies have always been required by the FDA to give a b
New FDA Rules for TV Drug Ads: Simpler Language and No Distractions
Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and side effects.
Why the FDA Wants TV Drug Ads to Use Simpler Words and Lose the Distractions
Clear descriptions of potential risks and side effects will be required under rules that go into effect Nov. 20, even as the Trump administration readies an offensive against big pharma.
New FDA rules target those ubiquitous TV drug commercials
The agency’s new guidelines are created to eliminate pharmaceutical company practices that minimize or distract consumers from knowing risk information about drugs.
FDA puts new restrictions on TV ads for drugs
The new rules instruct drugmakers to use simple, consumer-friendly language when describing their drugs, without medical jargon.
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Autolus readies its CAR-T Aucatzyl to go after heavy hitter competition following FDA nod
Autolus is ready to hit the ground running after winning FDA approval for its Aucatzyl ... U.K. site dubbed “the Nucleus” with Cardinal Health serving as the U.S. commercial distribution partner.
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BioNTech acquires its Chinese cancer drug partner
BioNTech said that it is acquiring the Chinese drugmaker Biotheus for $800 million to bolster its cancer strategy. The two ...