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Debate: Direct to consumer prescription drug advertisements
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[Edit] Should Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements be Banned? |
[Edit] Background and contextIn 1962 amendments were made to to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the job of regulating pharmaceutical companies effectiveness. It also changed responsibility for prescription drug advertising from the Federal Trade Commission to the FDA. In 1982, the FDA declared a “moratorium” on DTC advertising. In 1985 the ban was lifted, but strict regulations were put in place.In 1997, the FDA reinterpreted the regulations making them much less restrictive. Currently people are advocating changing the rules again, some advocate a ban on advertising for drugs less than two years old, others advocate a complete ban as it was in 1982. |
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