FDA Wants Drug Companies To Tweet Dangerous Side Effects

The FDA is looking to Twitter for another avenue to educate consumers about the possible dangers of prescription drugs.

As the Huffington Post notes, the FDA is exploring a new method of regulation in its as-yet-solidified “Guidance for Industry” document.

In it, the FDA outlines how prescription drug companies must use Twitter to tweet the possible side effects of certain prescription drugs – as opposed to simply touting the benefits:

“Regardless of character space constraints that may be present on certain Internet/social media platforms, if a firm chooses to make a product benefit claim, the firm should also incorporate risk information within the same character-space-limited communication.”

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