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Drug Education & Rehabilitation
Date / Time: 6/27/2008 4:44 PM UTC
Big Pharma says their prescription-drug ads are meant to educate the consumer. How convenient for them that ten of the top 12 brand-name drugs sold through advertising campaigns bring in more than $1 billion a year.
It's time for the pharmaceutical giants to back off for the sake of our health and that of our families. Tell Congress to ban TV ads for new drugs and devices during their first three years on the market.
The first few years a drug is on the market is when harmful side effects often emerge. Banning ad campaigns will keep new drugs from being overused until their risks are better known.
And using TV ads to tell patients how to report serious side effects will get important safety information to the FDA more quickly.
Tell your member of Congress to stand up to the prescription drug companies and protect your family.
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