The United States is distinctive in many ways, but at least one unique characteristic may change in the coming months. We are one of just two countries in the world that permits prescription drug ...

Tired of seeing drug commercials on TV as health care costs continue to rise? So are advocates, who want to remove a state tax break for pharmaceutical ads, arguing that those funds would be better ...

If you're tired of seeing all those T-V commercials for prescription drugs, relief may be coming your way. A proposal to prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from advertising on television is ...

Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.

A new peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs meaningfully reduces cigarette use. At the ...

CATONSVILLE, MD, Oct. 21, 2025 – A new peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs ...

It's rare to make it through an episode of your favorite show without seeing a commercial for a prescription drug that includes a lengthy list of side effects and a prompt to speak with a doctor. And ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. If there’s any event that draws a lot of attention to TV ads, it’s ...

Direct-to-consumer drug advertising has long been opposed by the American Medical Association — and now the Trump administration has targeted it too.

In the age of social media and GLP-1s, an analysis of regulations governing direct-to-consumer ads finds gaps in oversight for influencers, compounded medications, and liability for consumer warnings ...