Partnership to Protect Patient Health

11/24/2025

Policymakers should require advertisements to properly warn patients that it is dangerous to stop taking a prescribed medication before consulting with a physician.

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11/17/2025

By putting guard rails around “bad drug” ads, policymakers can help protect patients and promote a strong relationship between patients and their health care providers.

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11/10/2025

PPPH raises awareness about the risk these "bad drug" ads pose for patients' health.

Learn more about our mission to protect patients: https://bit.ly/4e6Oaxm

11/03/2025

“Bad drug” advertisements perpetuate misleading information about FDA-approved medications, urging patients to call a 1-800 number to join a lawsuit alluding to potential payouts.

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10/27/2025

? More than half of health care providers have had a patient, without consulting their doctor, stop taking a prescribed medication after seeing ads about drug injury lawsuits.

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10/20/2025

? Seniors are especially susceptible to "bad drug" ads given their television habits.

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10/13/2025

"It’s the job of every health care provider to actively counter misinformation, including that from “1-800-BAD-DRUG” ads."

Chloe Villavaso, MN, shares her experience with patients and .

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When I became an advanced practice nurse, I never thought I’d be competing with the television for my patient’s trust. Yet here I am.

10/06/2025

Deceptive “bad drug” advertisements reveal a lapse in regulation on what is otherwise a highly regulated topic—patients and prescription drugs.

Read more in PPPH's policy paper: https://bit.ly/4bFCVfk

09/29/2025

? Drug-injury advertisements perpetuate misinformation about medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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09/22/2025

"'Bad drug' ads exploit patients’ insecurities and can keep at-risk patients from seeking the care they need."

Read an interview with Chloe Villavaso, MN, APRN, to learn more: https://bit.ly/3WYLT1s

09/15/2025

Reviewing proposals such as the American Medical Association’s resolution, which supports a legislative or regulatory requirement to ensure ethical attorney advertising, can help regulators and policymakers chart a pathway forward.

Learn more about "bad drug" ads and their impact on access: https://bit.ly/4bFCVfk

09/08/2025

"Physicians can support efforts to enhance regulations on 'bad drug' advertising by writing to their state legislators and members of Congress."

Frank Lavernia, MD, shares how physicians can help with .

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