Do Drug Commercials Educated or Manipulated Americans? (6/7)

For those seeking better health, Wellness Chiropractors provide care for muscles, nerves and joints while giving guidance in proper nutrition and routine exercise.

First is an article from the NY Times:  Should Prescription Drug Ads Be Reigned In?

The article debates: How much harm to prescription drug ads do to consumers?
Are these ads a valuable way to educate people?

The Eight Interviewees have competent educational backgrounds and experience to answer these questions.  2 defended these adds.  6 criticized these types of adds.

Ronald: “The plain fact is that opponents of these ads chiefly dislike them because they work.“

Julie: “To evaluate the educational value of drug ads we need to consider the information currently available to consumers on prescription drugs.”

Jerry: “Every other industrialized nation has figured out how to ban direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs.”

Robin: “The drug makers in general rarely make more than shallow attempts at consumer education. Their efforts are primarily driven by the profit motive, not the health motive.“

John: “The topic of direct-to-consumer advertising is a never-ending source of fodder for me.  Very entertaining indeed, but are they educational? Not on your life!”

In the following video, the argument is made that direct-to-consumer advertising (via commercials or paper ads) runs free for 4 to 6 months before the FDA has time to regulate them. By then, the message is out and people are “asking their doctor.”

Direct-to-consumer advertising should be regulated, as in Canada, as to educate the public of the risk AND benefits of drugs that can kill you.

Chiropractic provides non-medicated care for nerve, muscle and joint conditions without side effects.

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We help patients restore HEALTH by proper nutrition, routine exercise and maintaining a healthy nervous system.

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