Healthcare and Medicines Policy

Google’s healthcare and medicines policy requires LegitScript or similar certification before you can advertise online pharmacies, telemedicine services, prescription medications, or addiction treatment on Google Ads. This isn’t optional. If you’re in these categories, your ads won’t run without certification, period. The policy also restricts before-and-after images for medical procedures and weight loss, and you can’t make unsubstantiated health claims even if your products are legal. Healthcare policy violations get at least 7 days warning before suspension, but egregious violations like selling prescription drugs without certification trigger immediate google ads account suspension.

Example: A telemedicine platform offering online prescriptions launches Google Ads without the LegitScript certification, resulting in all ads being disapproved with a message requiring certification before serving.