During the Super Bowl, Hims & Hers Health aired a commercial called “Sick of the System.” But before the 60-second spot was played on Fox Sunday night, the ad — which deems obesity “America’s deadliest epidemic,

The spot “is a clear violation” of the FDCA, “which requires that advertising for prescription drugs — including compounded drugs — not be false or misleading,” contended Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), whose public affairs team invited reporters to “reach out if you have any questions.”

Telehealth provider Hims & Hers Health is defending its planned Super Bowl ad, which is styled as a political manifesto against weight-loss treatments priced “for profits, not patients,” after critici