A sponsored social media post for Slynd birth control is the latest ad offender in the eyes of the FDA’s promotions watchdog. The Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) sent an
untitled letter
to Exeltis over “false and misleading” claims in a social media post for its progestin-only birth control pill.
The sponsored
post
for Slynd (drospirenone) overstated the efficacy of the drug, OPDP claims, with wording that the pill could give patients “periods on a schedule.” OPDP disputed the claim in its letter, pointing to Exeltis’ clinical studies showing the majority of patients did not experience schedule-like periods over the course of treatment.