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What are the public health effects of direct-to-consumer drug advertising?
What are the public health effects of direct-to-consumer drug advertising? PLOS MEDICINE Almasi, E. A., Stafford, R. S., Kravitz, R. L., Mansfield, P. R. 2006; 3 (3): 284-288Abstract
Only two industrialized countries, the United States and New Zealand, allow direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription medicines, although New Zealand is planning a ban. The challenge for these governments is ensuring that DTCA is more beneficial than harmful. Proponents of DTCA argue that it helps to inform the public about available treatments and stimulates appropriate use of drugs for high-priority illnesses (such as statin use in people with ischemic heart disease). Critics argue that the information in the adverts is often biased and misleading, and that DTCA raises prescribing costs without net evidence of health benefits.
View details for DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030145
View details for Web of Science ID 000236897500002
View details for PubMedID 16563041
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