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Subcommittee hears bill to ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads; motion to table passes
Summary
House Bill 2131, sponsored by Delegate Milday, would remove a statutory exception that allows prescription drug advertising under the prohibition on practicing medicine without a license. The subcommittee heard testimony, then voted to table the bill 5–2.
House Bill 2131, introduced by Delegate Milday, would amend the statutory exception that currently allows advertising or sale of “commercial appliances or remedies” so that the exception “does not include prescription drugs or devices,” effectively prohibiting direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medications in the Commonwealth.
The bill’s sponsor, Delegate Milday, told the subcommittee that manufacturers spend heavily on consumer advertising and…
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