S 483
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
Summary
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025 This bill prohibits direct-to-consumer advertising of new drugs during the first three years following their approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Direct-to-consumer advertising includes advertising via social media. Upon request from a drug’s sponsor, the FDA may waive the prohibition during the third year following a drug’s approval if it determines that the direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health. Conversely, the FDA may prohibit such advertising beyond the three-year period following approval if it determines that the drug has significant adverse health effects based on post-approval studies, adverse event reports, and other appropriate resources. The prohibition applies to new drugs approved beginning one year before the bill’s enactment.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Angus S. King Jr. [I-ME]
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Policy area
- Health
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2025-02-06: Introduced in Senate