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Prescription Drug Advertising

                        
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Your healthcare provider is the best source of information about the right medicines for you.

Prescription drug advertisements can provide useful information for consumers to work with their health care providers to make wise decisions about treatment. The example ads below show the correct and incorrect versions of different types of drug ads.

If you think a prescription drug ad violates the law, contact FDA's Office of Prescription Drug Promotion.

**Product Claim Ad**
			**Reminder Ad**
			**Help-Seeking Ad**correct/incorrect ad
			correct/incorrect reminder ad
			correct/incorrect help-seeking adA product claim ad names a drug, the condition it treats, and talks about both its benefits and risks.
			A reminder ad gives the drug's name but not the drug's use.
			A help-seeking ad describes a disease or condition but does not recommend or suggest specific drugs.• Correct Product Claim Ad
			• Correct Reminder Ad
			• Correct Help-Seeking Ad• Incorrect Product Claim Ad
			• Incorrect Reminder Ad
			• Incorrect Help-Seeking Ad*Note: This website does not purport to set forth all the ways in which an ad may violate the law, but rather to explain to the public some of the basic concepts related to drug advertising.*

			This site was developed as a collaborative effort between FDA and EthicAd to educate consumers about DTC prescription drug advertisements.

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      07/08/2019Prescription Drug Advertising                
                          

                        Background on Drug Advertising
          Basics of Drug Ads
          Drug Advertising: A Glossary of Terms
          Prescription Drug Advertising | Questions and Answers
          Prescription Drug Advertising | Questions to Ask Yourself
          Sample Prescription Drug Advertisements
          Give Us Feedback
 
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