Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1966
FTC action over medical and clinical advertising claims
The Federal Trade Commission addressed American Home Products advertising that described Preparation H as clinically and hospital tested, claimed that it healed injured tissue and stated that it could shrink hemorrhoids without surgery. The final order prohibited specified representations, making the matter a significant regulatory episode in the brand's history.