Only the USA and New Zealand allow drugs to be advertised. All European countries as well as every other one do not allow it. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/07/16/drug-companies-ads-dangers.aspx US Citizens cannot just go to a pharmacy and buy drugs, so they should not be advertised to us. And there are many other reasons the practice should be banned. https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordeba...nd/consumer-drug-advertising-should-be-banned
The idea is for people to put pressure on their doctor to gimme this and gimme that. But people are supposed to seek a physician because they have much more expertise than people who aren't physicians. The evening news is about 46% Big Pharma commercials and 54% fast-talking news. They have to talk almost as fast as auctioneers to make time for Big Pharma. It all reminds me of a buddy's MIL who used to carry a leather physician's bag around. If you sneezed in line anywhere she would open up the bag to any stranger, grab a bottle, and say "Here, take this."
Most European contries don't have separation of church and state. I'm sure you wouldn't want to adopt that. It's silly to compare countries' laws. There are reasons they are written the way they are. The argument in that NYT article are weak.
Drugs should not be advertised! Go to your doctor he tells you what you want like it is in UK. Not I saw it on TV I think I might need this because when you shake an American he/she rattles.
Not at all. You were using other countries' laws as a justification to change ours. I showed how that was not a good idea. Please read for comprehension beyond the obvious.
I discussed this with my own doctor. He told me some people come in and demand a certain drug they saw on TV rather than what the doctor is prescribing, and he said many of them threaten to change doctors to one who will prescribe what they want. THAT is nuts!
Prior to advertising to Patients, Pharmaco Reps targeted Physicians, offered vacations and other incentives to push medications, according to what medications were "Hot" at the time corresponding to research needs. Then, the idea of the Patient asking the Physician, by means of advertising. Now it is still the job of a Physician to do a bit of work, look it up in the P.D.R., etc.... Before prescribing any medication, so it us not an unethical method, only somewhat unprofessional in nature.
