Twelve years' experience with direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in Canada: a cautionary tale.

Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs is illegal in Canada as a health protection measure, but is permitted in the United States. However, in 2000, Canadian policy was changed to allow 'reminder' advertising of prescription drugs. This is a form of advertising that st...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Barbara Mintzes, Steve Morgan, James M Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2682647?pdf=render