DTC Ads Should Be Better, Not Banned, In Wake Of Vioxx, Ex-FDAer Pitts Says
Executive Summary
The response to the Vioxx withdrawal offers further evidence of the need for FDA and manufacturers to modify the "brief summary" requirement in direct-to-consumer ads, former Associate Commissioner for External Relations Peter Pitts said during a Nov. 10 Drug & Device Dialogue audio conference sponsored by F-D-C Reports and Polidais LLC
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