Only 'over the counter' medicine like paracetamol, cold and flu medicines, muscle creams, etc can be marketed.
They don't want big pharma telling people what drugs they might need, that's the doctor's job.
So when I go to America, I'm really shocked with all the drug ads on TV.
Do you think they have a place? Or should be banned in your country too?
I would ban them all
The 'list of possible side effects' disclaimer always sounds WAY worse than your illness!
Explosive Anal Leakage, Night Terrors and Loss Of Time sound far worse than Hay Fever!
I love it when I come over and I hear these ads and the guy doing the voiceover suddenly goes into a million words a minute to try and fit all the side affects into the allotted ad time, lol.
shareIt would be nice to ban them, that's for sure... I'm not sure if all the ads you see are for prescription medicine, though.
The pharma industry is over the top as it is
Well yeah, they advertise both, but when they say 'speak to your doctor' you need a prescription. They wouldn't introduce a possible objector to their medicine unless they had to.
shareSame rules over here in the UK
shareCan't advertise in Canada either. I always know when I'm on an American channel as it's all as seen on tv ads, lawyers, drugs, and class action law suits against drug companies.
shareCountries like Canada, Austrailia, and UK do healthcare right. America's method is aimed to make people wealthy, treating people is secondary.
They should not be allowed to advertise anything that requires a RX.
sharenot allowed in canada and i always think it is strange when i see it on cnn.
shareThey were banned in the US until the 1990's. I'm pretty libertarian, but I would love to see the ban reinstated.
shareI've never liked the practice. New Zealand has them as well.
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