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I'm in the US, I see drug commercials all the time, but I don't understand how they work. Am I just supposed to go to my GP and ask for a drug I saw on TV? Are
by AlexTWithBeard 7y ago
I'm in the US, I see drug commercials all the time, but I don't understand how they work.
Am I just supposed to go to my GP and ask for a drug I saw on TV? Are there really that many drugs so that any decent GP doesn't know most of them?
- Angostura 7y agoI think that's exactly how its meant to work. I'm sitting at home, and I have a bad stomach, an advert comes on the TV: "Do you have a bad stomach? Ask your GP about engorgolate today!". So I do. 2% of GPs then end up prescribing it
- Cub3 7y agoAh that makes sense, thanks for writing this out