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> Just remember: the FDA is also the organization that keeps homeopathy from marketing itself as legitimate cure to every disease out there. On a related note,
by u801e 9y ago
> Just remember: the FDA is also the organization that keeps homeopathy from marketing itself as legitimate cure to every disease out there.
On a related note, why are pharmaceutical companies allowed to market drugs through television and print advertisements? Clearly, most of the target population doesn't have the necessary knowledge or resources to make an informed decision regarding whether or not they should be on the advertised drug as part of their treatment.
- refurb 9y agoDTC is allowed because the FDA has found the benefits outweigh the risk. Here is one positive data point of many in the physician survey: DTC ads help patients have better discussions with their physicians and provide greater awareness of treatments. The study demonstrated that when a patient asked about a specific drug, 88 percent of the time they had the condition that the drug treated. And 80 percent of physicians believed their patients understood what condition the advertised drug treats.[1] [1]https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm143562.htm https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm14356...
- dboreham 9y agoBecause: money (Very, very large quantities of it)