Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1187

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Publication type: news

Marcus , Erin N.
When TV commercials play the doctor
The New York Times 2003 Jan 3
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/03/opinion/03MARC.html

Abstract:

ABSTRACT – Dr Erin H Marcus Op-Ed article expresses concern that growing number of his patients are coming to him asking for expensive new medicines, based on television commercials advertising them, since FDA relaxed its rules governing advertising of prescription drugs five years ago; asserts that these patients often do not really know purpose of drugs or their risks or side effects; says while he usually can convince patients they do not need these drugs, sometimes it can be hard to persuade them (M)