Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7967

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Publication type: Journal Article

U.S. pharmaceutical industry spent more than $5.8 billion on product promotion in 1998: direct-to-consumer advertising expenditures exceed $1.3 billion
Massachusetts Pharmacy Journal 1999; 11:(1):12

Abstract:

The trend towards an increase in pharmaceutical industry promotional spending on brand named prescriptions directed toward physicians and consumers in the United States is described, including increases in direct-to-consumer advertising expenditures and top advertised brands by various pharmaceutical companies.