02-04-2021, 06:25 PM
mrbigstuff wrote:
[quote=pdq]
How else is big pharma going to pay for all those ads they run?
Seriously, during the national evening news, it must be a third of all commercials, if not a half...
No shit, this is a prime example of where legislation is needed to restrict ads from pharma cos. How? Not sure if it's inhibiting free speech (probably), but 100s of millions in ads comes from somewhere.
There was a time when prescription drugs were NOT advertised/marketed to the general public; only OTC.
But then, “Ask your doctor about...” became a way to circumvent doctors as the sole decision makers and increase sales.