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Should the Government Restrict Direct-to-Consumer Prescription ...

This body of research suggests that policymakers should proceed with caution as they design proposals to restrict advertising.

Dangers and Opportunities of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising - PMC

Perhaps the most significant critique of DTC advertising is its effects on rising drug costs due to over-prescribing of both inappropriate and brand name drugs ...

CMV: Prescription drug ads should not be allowed on TV in the US.

The entire world, less the US and New Zealand, prohibit direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements. The US changed its policy to allow these ads on TV ...

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs

... federal government should impose new restrictions on DTC prescription drug advertising. To alleviate the ills of widespread DTC prescription ...

Should Drug Advertisements Be Permitted? Experts Weigh In

Young notes concerns that DTCA can boost the use of some drugs, thus leading to higher prices. He also notes that in a world where consumer ...

Addicted to Advertising: Should the U.S. Continue to Allow Direct-to ...

European countries have chosen to keep the ban on DTCA for prescription drugs due to the sensitive nature of drug information. Countries are ...

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertisement and Prescribing Practices

Direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs has increased dramatically in the past two decades. The effect of this increase in advertising on ...

Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements

Prescription drug firms have long maintained that their DTC ads respond to consumer desire for information about prescription drugs (Ref. 11).

Drug Risks and Free Speech — Can Congress Ban Consumer Drug ...

“If the Government could achieve its interests in a manner that does not restrict ... direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. Some First ...

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs

Part II will introduce and discuss the constitutional test for restrictions on commercial speech. In Part III, this Note will apply the ...

Potential Effects of a Ban on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of New ...

The Congress has considered, but has not adopted, several bills in recent years that would limit DTC advertising of prescription drugs. The ...

Public Policy Issues in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of ...

In general, the FDA seems satisfied that DTC advertisements are not the cause of substantial medically inappropriate prescribing. This is evident from the July ...

Prescription Drug Advertising | Questions and Answers - FDA

Does the FDA require drug companies to use hard-to-understand medical language in ads directed to consumers? ... No. We encourage drug companies ...

Regulation of the Prescription Drug Benefit | AMCP.org

Government‐regulated prices could dampen innovation due to costly research and development. Fewer pharmaceutical products could result in increased utilization ...

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Drugs - AMA Journal of Ethics

While proponents of direct-to-consumer drug advertising tout them as vehicles for patient empowerment, critics point to their influence on unsound ...

Should the United States government regulate prescription prices ...

The direct impact of advertising expenditures on drug prices is likely limited. The literature suggests that restrictions on advertising and me-too drug ...

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs - CRS Reports

agency should not impose unnecessary restrictions ... Should they rely completely on the government's assessment of the balance of known risks and.

Government regulated or negotiated drug prices: Key design ...

Three different approaches can be used to set lower prices for high-priced drugs when negotiation does not produce an agreement: (i) HHS could ...

First Amendment Analysis of Proposed Restrictions on Prescription ...

Arguments about ads promoting manufacturer-made prescription drugs—also known as “direct-to-consumer” (“DTC”) advertisements—have been ...

Should there be regulations on the marketing and advertising of ...

It is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to market directly to consumers everywhere in the world except the US and New Zealand. In most ...