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Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7799

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Publication type: Journal Article

Young D.
Studies show drug ads influence prescription decisions, drug costs.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2002 Jan 1; 59:(1):14,
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/reprint/59/1/14


Abstract:

The results of 4 studies evaluating the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs on the receipt of prescriptions by patients and the impact of using newer drugs with higher costs are summarized and discussed.

Keywords:
Advertising* Decision Making Drug Costs* Humans Patient Acceptance of Health Care Prescriptions, Drug/economics* United States

 

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