Comments on: FDA Scuttles Fees To Review TV Ads http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Atlex http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101336 Atlex Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101336 Ed, I may be misreading what you are stating. As I understand it, the FDA is not scuttling the program to review ads. It plans to continue that effort. However, the agency is not allowed to charge user fees for this purpose since the appropriators left the agency with no mechanism to accept these particular fees. I'm not sure, but I thought I read elsewhere that the FDA received an appropriation of $6.25M directly from the federal budget to cover this initiative. Ed, I may be misreading what you are stating. As I understand it, the FDA is not scuttling the program to review ads. It plans to continue that effort. However, the agency is not allowed to charge user fees for this purpose since the appropriators left the agency with no mechanism to accept these particular fees. I’m not sure, but I thought I read elsewhere that the FDA received an appropriation of $6.25M directly from the federal budget to cover this initiative.

]]> By: Mark http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101298 Mark Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:40:31 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101298 For more information on this development, check out the DTC Insights Alert on the DTC Perspectives home page. Mark For more information on this development, check out the DTC Insights Alert on the DTC Perspectives home page.

Mark

]]> By: ol cranky http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101290 ol cranky Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:31:23 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/01/fda-scuttles-fees-to-review-tv-ads/#comment-101290 I have an idea, let's just get rid of DTC advertising for medications a patient can't purchase without a prescription. I have an idea, let’s just get rid of DTC advertising for medications a patient can’t purchase without a prescription.

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