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There's this weird thing in the US where ads can say "ask you doctor for <drug brand>". That's incredibly stupid and illegal in all but one other country in th
by markdown 9y ago
There's this weird thing in the US where ads can say "ask you doctor for <drug brand>".
That's incredibly stupid and illegal in all but one other country in the world.
- microcolonel 9y agoPerfectly legal in Canada. Don't be hyperbolic, it doesn't help anything.
- markdown 9y agoHyperbole? My apologies if I was wrong. I believe I got it from the nytimes article on the topic published a few months ago. Would you care to update Wikipedia (and cite your source)? They only list the US, NZ, and Brazil. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/sunday-review/ask-your-doctor-if-this-ad-is-right-for-you.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/sunday-review/ask-your-do... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-consumer_advertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-consumer_advertising
- nyolfen 9y agoasking your doctor for oxycodone, even in the US, is a very easy way to be shown the door