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Drugmakers Sue to Halt Rule on Prices in TV Ads

U.S. drugmakers on Friday filed a lawsuit to prevent the companies from disclosing the list price of prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements as per a newly proposed government regulation. The lawsuit was jointly filed by Amgen Inc, Merck & …

U.S. to Require Drug Companies to Disclose List Prices in TV Ads

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will require drug makers to disclose the list price of prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements, part of the government’s efforts to lower costs for U.S. consumers. The list price would be included …

Eli Lilly Posts Drug Price on Website But Not in TV Ads

Drugmaker Eli Lilly has started posting price information online for drugs advertised on TV. On Jan. 8, the company began running TV ads for a popular diabetes drug that don’t give the price but direct viewers to the website . …

Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine

Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The advertisements for various medicines showed up on TV, newspapers, online sites and elsewhere in 2016. …