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Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 6, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 6, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 6, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
This bill prohibits direct-to-consumer advertising of new drugs during the first three years following their approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Direct-to-consumer advertising includes advertising via social media.
Upon request from a drug’s sponsor, the FDA may waive the prohibition during the third year following a drug’s approval if it determines that the direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health. Conversely, the FDA may prohibit such advertising beyond the three-year period following approval if it determines that the drug has significant adverse health effects based on post-approval studies, adverse event reports, and other appropriate resources.
The prohibition applies to new drugs approved beginning one year before the bill’s enactment.
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Health
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Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingPrescription drugs
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