Advertising, restrictions

These lawsuits and settlements have been joined by more recent allegations of unfair and deceptive trade practices and violations of other codes. Applicators have been found in violation of do-not-call phone advertising restrictions, for example. TruGreen Chemlawn also recently settled with the State of Pennsylvania over allegations that the company added unnecessary surcharges for lawn care services, jacking up prices surreptitiously over time. ... 

Cost recovery removes incentives for production efficiency every penny of additional spending (for example, on advertising and commercial promotion) increases the restriction by one penny. 

The range of economic products necessary for managing the contemporary lawn is mind-boggling. The economy includes, but is by no means restricted to, power and nonpower tool makers, seed growers, turf farms, raw chemical producers and chemical formulators, the retail outlets that supply many of these goods, the global workshops that produce them, and the offices that imagine, execute, and advertise their diverse forms. 

In contrast, an approval letter meant that the submitted information justified approval. The only action usually requested for this t)q)e of letter was the submission of final printed labelling and advertising. In some cases, an approval letter could spell out other conditions for approval, such as post-approval studies, or restrictions on distribution or promotion. These conditions were generally discussed with the sponsor and agreed to prior to receipt of the letter. 

The current restrictions by FDA on the advertising of secondary or tertiary indications (that is, unapproved by FDA) for drugs need to re-evaluated. Experience has taught us that often not all the uses of a drug are known at the time of first marketing, and indeed it is not unusual for later approved uses to be more important medically than the original indication. 

Abbreviated advertisements are largely restricted to journals and other such professional publications sent or delivered wholly or mainly to members of the health professions etc. A promotional mailing or representative leavepiece cannot he an abbreviated advertisement and an abbreviated advertisement cannot appear as part of another promotional item, such as in a brochure consisting of a full advertisement for another of the company s medicines. 

The contents of abbreviated advertisements are restricted as set out in Clauses 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 and the following information should not therefore be included in abbreviated advertisements ... 

Inserts and supplements which are not advertisements as such, though they may be regarded as promotional material, for example reports of conference proceedings, are not subject to the restriction of Clauses 6.2 and 6.3. 

Advertisers managed to find ways around the restrictions, however. For example, Merrill-Dow, the maker of a new antihistamine called Seldane, claimed that its product made users less drowsy. Ads for the drug did not mention it by name and therefore did not need to summarize risks and side effects. Rather, the ads merely said that a new drug for allergies was out, it did not make users drowsy, and doctors could provide more information. The 1988 ad campaign was hugely successful, and sales of Seldane soared. 

Many of these drugs were developed during the last 10 to 20 years and have benefited from easing of restrictions on patents, approval, and advertising. 

Responding to a suit against the FDA by the Washington Legal Foundation, a district court judge rules that the FDA cannot restrict truthful, non-misleading speech in DTC advertising. 

This guidance is not intended to cover the advertising of restricted medical devices, which are subject to the requirements of section 502(r) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

The good news is that restrictions on tobacco advertising and smoking in... 

United States Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) declares tobacco cigarettes and cigars to be drug delivery devices and proposed extensive additional restrictions on sales and advertising to minors. 

FDA regulations about prescription drugs apply to how the manufacturer promotes or advertises the medications. Unless specified by other regulations such as the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), there are no restrictions on the condition for which the doctor prescribes the pill, the dosage prescribed, or the amount of time that the patient will take the pill. 

The EU may also ease restrictions on direct-to-consumer advertising for drug products, such as permitting companies to release information on treatments of AIDS, asthma, and diabetes in response to specific requests from patients. The proposed reforms would require agreement by both the European Parliament and the EU governments,which could take some time [115]. 

Mechanical and ultra-high yield pulps are used primarily for low-value, short-life grades of paper such as newsprint and advertising, catalog, and directory papers. Their use in more valuable paper products is severely restricted by the rapid yellowing which occurs upon exposure to daylight, a phenomenon which is attributed to the photooxidation of lignin. 

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