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If its allowed in NZ, its rare, and limited to headache medicince, asthma remedies and the like. I'm always astonised when I'm in the US at the medical ads on
by abraae 9y ago
If its allowed in NZ, its rare, and limited to headache medicince, asthma remedies and the like.
I'm always astonised when I'm in the US at the medical ads on TV. It seems bizarre that companies target advertising at the consumer for products that should really be selected on their behalf by a medical professional.
And those disclaimer/warning crack me up.
- refurb 9y agoAre you saying the ideal state is when physicians are the sole keepers of all medical knowledge? Patients couldn't possibly play a role in their own health?
- abraae 9y agoNo, I didn't say either of those things.
- lostlogin 9y agoThere is plenty of good evidence on the downsides of direct to consumer drug advertising and the link I provided to the parent covers the issues well. No one thinks patients shouldn’t be informed, it’s how they get informed that matters.
- scott_karana 9y agoAdvertising is the only source of medical knowledge? News to me. ;-)
- lostlogin 9y agoIt’s not rare at all and it’s for a lot more than just the medications described. I can recall erectile dysfunction drugs, anti depressants, pains medications and other miscellaneous drugs. The “Family Health Diary” segment of TV was a particularly perverse one. This article below (which is long) covers the issues well. https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2014/vol-127-no-1401/6278 https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/...
- abraae 9y agoThat's amazing, I need to watch TV more. Have never seen any of those.