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The following are settlements reached with US authorities against pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations of "off-label" promotion of drugs. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to promote their products for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and corporations that market drugs for off-label indications may ...
Cannabis – Used as a recreational and medicinal drug. Chemicals derived from cannabis have been extensively researched for potential anti-cancer effect and while there has been much laboratory work, claims that cannabis has been proven to cure cancer are—according to Cancer Research UK—"highly misleading". [60]
A fake webpage purporting to be a Fox News article also claimed that CBD oil was a potential cure. [62] The chloroform- and ether-based drug loló was said to cure the disease in messages spread in Brazil. [63] Boiled betel leaves will not cure COVID-19. [43] Industrial methanol was claimed to cure the coronavirus.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Allergan (AGN) about what the agency says is misleading information on its website for Misleading drug info: Feds crack down but will it stop? Skip ...
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks , typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Pharmaceutical companies hoping to boost their marketing efforts with misleading ads that overlook the risks and overstate the effectiveness of drugs won't be getting a free ride anymore thanks to ...
The following is a list of the 20 largest settlements reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2013, ordered by the size of the total settlement. The settlement amount includes both the civil (False Claims Act) settlement and criminal fine.
Like Kennedy, Oz has faced criticism over the years for promoting misleading and false claims about health and science. In 2020, he came under scrutiny for promoting the anti-malaria drug ...