Senators target false prescription medication marketing on social media with new bill

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to confront the sale and misleading promotion of prescription drugs by telehealth firms and social media influencers. The Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act would impose civil penalties on social media influencers or health care providers who make false or misleading...