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Transcript: DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:MARCIA G. CROSSE
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- Congressional Testimony
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- May 8, 2008
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Congressional Testimony
05-08-2008
Statement of Marcia G. Crosse Director, Health Care U.S. Government Accountability
Office Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight
and Investigations May 08, 2008 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
I am pleased to be here today as you examine the practice of direct-to-consumer
(DTC) advertising of prescription drugs, which includes a range of media,
such as television, magazines, and the Internet. The Department of Health
and Human Services` (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates
the promotion and advertising of prescription drugs, including DTC materials,
to ensure they are not false or misleading and otherwise ...