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DTC Advertising

National Academies Report Calls for End to Ad Tax Deductions, Discourages DTC Ads

National Academies Report Calls for End to Ad Tax Deductions, Discourages DTC Ads

Dec. 4, 2017 – A new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, “Making Medicines Affordable,” recommends promoting the adoption of industry codes of conduct, eliminating the tax deductibility of advertising expenses and discouraging direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising in order to lower drug prices (http://bit.ly/2zX0jq7). “In yet another example of drug marketing being […]

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Legislative

Sen. McCaskill Files Tax Bill Amendment to Eliminate Ad Tax Deduction

Sen. McCaskill Files Tax Bill Amendment to Eliminate Ad Tax Deduction

Nov. 13, 2017 – While it seemed like the elimination of the pharma advertising tax deduction was not on the tax bill table, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) today filed an amendment to eliminate that tax deduction. “Although we’re taking this seriously, a Senate Democrat filing an amendment to a Republican-controlled bill is perhaps not a […]

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