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Trump announces crackdown on drug ads

By POLITICO  
   September 09, 2025

President Donald Trump is ordering his health department to crack down on direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising in a new memorandum signed Tuesday. The push, which aligns with past pledges from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aims to boost scrutiny of social media companies and influencers who promote medicines without proper disclosures, according to a senior administration official.

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