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Prescription Drug Advertising: Are consumers better off?

Mark Borigini, M.D.
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Mark James Borigini, MD, graduated from Hahnemann University (now...

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Vioxx is now unavailable. Merck is bogged down in litigation regarding the harm Vioxx did to some patients. And, unfortunately, those patients who derived great benefit from Vioxx no longer have the drug.

 

Advertising is fantastic if it stimulates patients to learn more about staying healthy and treating disease. But it is my opinion that advertising should not result in pressure to prescribe. Patients deserve better.

 

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