If you watch television, you're bound to have seen commercials for prescription medications. Magazines are also running an increasing number of ads for medications. This direct-to-consumer advertising tells us about medications for about any medical condition -- depression, Migraine disease, asthma, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, arthritis, and more. But, there is a debate about such advertising. Is it beneficial or detrimental?
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