A more controlled introduction of a new drug into the general population, without TV drug ads, would prioritize patient safety over corporate profit. Mark R. Goldstein Paoli, Pa. To the Editor ...
Direct-to-consumer drug ads are prohibited in almost all countries besides the US. By leading doctors to prescribe unnecessary and more expensive treatments at the request of their patients, they also ...
stated desire to ban drug commercials from TV seems unlikely to ... changes in the multibillion-dollar advertising sector. Absent new rules or a ban, drugmakers could update their own voluntary ...
Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when ...
led by blockbuster drugs like weight-loss treatment Wegovy, according to ispot.tv, which tracks ads. The new rules, which cover TV and radio, instruct drugmakers to use simple, consumer-friendly ...