Healthcare businesses need to supplement general advertising training with a review of Google’s healthcare and personalisation policies. Google Ads courses.
Each course at a glance
Google Ads Search Professional Certification (2026) — Google Skillshop
Who it suits: No data
Who it does not suit: No data
Magic Google 5.0 — Igor Ivitskiy, Doctor Ads
Who it suits: Service-business owners who run their own ads or oversee a contractor.
Student voice: «brought a sale on day three» — Евгений, source: youtu.be ↗ · translation
Student voice: «we managed to triple sales overall» — Владимир Вергелюк, source: youtu.be ↗ · translation
Who it does not suit: People training for a career as a PPC specialist: this course focuses on results for your own…
This comparison covers 2 courses. Ukrainian schools: 0; sourced reviews: 29. Data: 2026-10-06.
| # | Course | Language | Practice | Instructor replies | Format | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | No data | No data | recorded | — | |
| 2 | Magic Google 5.0 Doctor Ads | RUEN in preparation | Own account | Instructor Q&A | blended | 2929 reviews → |
Choose for your goal
- Who it suits
- Google Ads covers advertising in Google Search and its advertising network. Choose training according to whether you need customers for your business or a new professional skill.
- Selection criterion
- This selection separates basic campaign setup from industry restrictions, with policy sources shown separately.
- Limits of this selection
- The available information does not establish a healthcare specialisation for every course; industry checks remain necessary.
What matters when advertising healthcare services
Some healthcare ads are banned, and others can run only in allowed places after Google approves the advertiser.
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Some types of healthcare-related content can’t be advertised at all, while others can only be advertised in certain locations
Online pharmacies and telemedicine providers must apply to Google before they advertise prescription-drug services.
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Advertisers must apply to serve ads for prescription drug services.
Ads aimed at Ukraine, and at any country other than Canada, New Zealand and the United States, may not use prescription-drug names in the ad or on the landing page.
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You may not use prescription drug terms in ads or landing pages.
Even where prescription-drug words are allowed in the ad text, you still need Google certification to target those words as keywords.
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you must be certified in order to keyword-target these terms.
A clinic or pharmacy may not offer prescription drugs to people who do not have a prescription.
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Offering prescription drugs without a prescription is not allowed.
Google bans ads for products that are not government-approved but are sold as if they prevent, cure or treat a disease.
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Non-government approved products that are marketed in a way that implies that they're safe or effective for use in preventing, curing, or treating a particular disease or ailment
Ads for speculative or experimental medical treatments are not allowed.
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Promotion of speculative or experimental medical treatments
Google does not allow ads that promote or sell prescription opioid painkillers.
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Google doesn't allow ads promoting or selling prescription opioid painkillers.
A drug maker must be certified by Google before it can advertise prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers must be certified by Google in order to serve ads.
Health is a sensitive category, so cosmetic surgery, other surgery and injections cannot be pushed with audiences the advertiser builds itself.
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Invasive medical procedures, including cosmetic surgery, surgical procedures, or injections
Google Ads Search Professional Certification (2026)
Magic Google 5.0
Who it suits
Service-business owners who run their own ads or oversee a contractor.
Who it does not suit
People training for a career as a PPC specialist: this course focuses on results for your own business. The instructor has a separate course, Shopping Ads Formula, for product feeds and Merchant Center.
Format and support
Recorded lessons and regular live sessions with the instructor. A human tutor checks short assignments. An AI tutor answers questions between live sessions. The student club is a community of entrepreneurs.
Over 4,000 school students since 201912,507 student questions below the school’s lessons since 201980% of students are entrepreneursschool data, October 2026
What students highlight
Practice in your own account13 reviews →
Confidence in decisions9 reviews →
Reasoning and strategy8 reviews →
Reviews
«And when we implemented everything, our sales grew not just from Google ads but also from, from organic traffic, because some doubts had gone away. Apparently, people were visiting, but something had been stopping them from deciding.»YouTube · video review · translation · Open source ↗
«Exactly five years ago, your course and then a consultation helped me get unstuck and brought me my first clients for my hobby.»website · written review · translation · Open source ↗
«Great, thank you, but honestly, I didn't expect conversions at UAH 90 when we used to pay 530)) Another couple of days and the course will pay for itself))»website · written review · translation · Open source ↗
«The old campaign brought 12 conversions and the new campaigns brought six; overall, out of 18, yes, 18 conversions, 16 became actual orders.»YouTube · video review · translation · Open source ↗
«Thanks to putting what I learned on the course into practice, the business is staying afloat and I have work despite the war.»website · written review · translation · Open source ↗
«I achieved severalfold growth in traffic to my site, conversions and, of course, overall ROI, all thanks to the invaluable knowledge and ideas from this course.»YouTube · video review · translation · Open source ↗
Related learning goals: Google Ads courses for business owners; Google Ads courses — certification preparation.
For choosing between programmes, see How to choose Google Ads courses?.
Programmes and student experiences: Course Magic Google 5.0; Magic Google — student reviews; Course Google Search i-Formula; Google Search i-Formula — student reviews.
Igor Ivitskiy — courses and student reviews.
Our How we compare explains the selection criteria; About the project covers our editorial principles and review verification.
Courses for business and work / Google Ads courses — for healthcare