Apparently 70% of drugs advertised on TV are of “low therapeutic value,”

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by GreggT

And some wonder why our drugs are the most expensive in the world! Then on top of that, Big Pharma has insured that WE HAVE TO buy our drugs in the US, not Canada, Mexico, the UK, etc because it is not safe but yet Big Pharma manufactures in China, India, and Viet Nam with very little if any oversight.
Just shows what money can do!

I talked to my Nurse at Humana one time, telling her I thought the generic Ventolin I bought in Nogales seemed more powerful than the Ventolin generics I bought here in Tucson, and she conceded that the drugs you buy in Mexico are sometimes more powerful than the drugs you buy in the U.S.

I use Symbicort for COPD and only the 160's are available in the U.S., where you need 2 puffs, but in the pharmacies in Nogales I buy the 320's where you only need one puff.

The Braseltec generic I buy is far more powerful than Salbutamal.

So glad I chose to retire in Tucson to be closer to the Mexican pharmacies, they're a godsend to me!

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by jiminnm

A 1976 Supreme Court decision overturned a Virginia law banning prescription advertisements as an unconstitutional restriction of commercial free speech. Print ads started appearing shortly afterwards and the first TV ad was in 1983. Up until the late 1960s-early 1970s, drug companies could only advertise direct to health care providers.

But, whiskey and cigarettes can't be advertised. Tobacco still not on race cars


Crazy ass world!

[Malloric]

Originally Posted by elnina

Some new drugs sell themselves with impressive safety and efficacy data. For others, well, there are television commercials.
AMA members said the ads were "driving demand for expensive treatments despite the clinical effectiveness of less costly alternatives."

The 10 most commonly advertised drugs have prices ranging from $535 to $11,000 per month or for a usual course of therapy.

Pharma is spending over $4 billion on TV ads - that is their most impactful form of advertising.

Part of the drugs high prices is... costly advertising.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023...udy-finds/amp/

"Ask your doctor if XYZ is right for you." = It's not.