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Originally Posted by Ming
I see a direct link to escalating health care costs and the commercialization and glamorization of pricey prescription drugs through colorful advertising on TV and in magazines. It seems every commecial break on some channels you are treated to a new drug that you have to "ask your doctor" about.
Combining an all-you-can-eat health care buffet with the trendy drugs of choice, chosen by patients who see ads on TV and tell their doctors that they need them (instead of the other way around) is a recipe for disaster, IMO.
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But that's the American way!
Surely it would be socialistic to do what most (all?) other countries do and ban direct advertisement of prescription medicines...