violetninja on Nostr: This is why I think direct to consumer advertising from pharmaceuticals should end. ...
This is why I think direct to consumer advertising from pharmaceuticals should end. Given the susceptibility of human mind to suggestion, the side effects listing at end of drug ads seems to be an illness inducing suggestion. In my opinion, to shift the public health profile will require ending DTC advertising from pharmaceuticals.
“ Americans pay more for drugs and medical devices than any other country. Big Pharma follows potential patients everywhere — on TV, in print and online. Companies spend billions advertising to doctors to get them prescribe their brand-name drugs and devices. They also spend billions paying criminal and civil settlements resulting from fraudulent marketing.”
https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/big-pharma-marketing/
“ Americans pay more for drugs and medical devices than any other country. Big Pharma follows potential patients everywhere — on TV, in print and online. Companies spend billions advertising to doctors to get them prescribe their brand-name drugs and devices. They also spend billions paying criminal and civil settlements resulting from fraudulent marketing.”
https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/big-pharma-marketing/