Forbidden and Permitted Statements about Medications -- Loosening the Rules.

The article discusses the easing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules on statements regarding medications and dietary supplements as with the First Amendment clause of the U.S. Constitution. Topics covered include the Amarin Irish pharmaceutical company lawsuit against the FDA on the statement restrictions on its prescription fish oil, the Washington Legal Foundation advocacy and the guidelines by the American College of Cardiology as well as the American Heart Association.