Argument Analysis: Prescription Drug Advertising
“A recent study shows that 25 percent of adult patients who were convinced to see a doctor after seeing an ad were diagnosed with a medical condition.” (Tauzin, president and CEO of PHRMA). This is stating that prescription drug ads help people be aware of diseases that are unfamiliar. Although some of these commercials ads are banned in other countries, the countries they aren’t they save a lot of lives. People may think these commercial ads create a lot of controversy because some may think they don’t help but that is untrue because most commercials provide scientifical facts that the FDA check. Because of the fact that pharmaceutical companies were prohibited from advertising directly to consumers. Creating television ads make it easier
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If you are sick or have something wrong with you, you only have a few sources on how to cure your problem. Those sources are the commercial ads, your doctor, the internet, and maybe your previous knowledge. “That’s because there is so much that consumers don’t know about drug treatments. A new report from the Center of Disease Control finds that less than half of HIV positive people are using the drugs necessary to prevent HIV infection from progressing to AIDS and eventually, death. DTC ads for HIV suppressing drugs help to get the word to those missing patients.” (Calfee). This quote is explaining that half the people that have HIV, if it wasn’t for commercials wouldn’t know what is out there to help suppress/slow down the disease. Because of all these reasons the commercials ads play an important part in everyday life because they help people find out about prescription drugs. “Certainly the principal purpose of DTC advertising is to help sell products to the pharmaceutical company’s want ads that will be most effective…. DTC ads also prompt recognition of undertreated conditions, increase awareness of drugs potential risks and side effects (pharmaceutical Ads). This quote is explaining how DTC advertising is used to get the word out for certain drugs. With DTC it makes it easier for the people to find out cures rather than looking all over for one. With the rate of how much people watch TV no one should ever be sick and not know about a
If you are sick or have something wrong with you, you only have a few sources on how to cure your problem. Those sources are the commercial ads, your doctor, the internet, and maybe your previous knowledge. “That’s because there is so much that consumers don’t know about drug treatments. A new report from the Center of Disease Control finds that less than half of HIV positive people are using the drugs necessary to prevent HIV infection from progressing to AIDS and eventually, death. DTC ads for HIV suppressing drugs help to get the word to those missing patients.” (Calfee). This quote is explaining that half the people that have HIV, if it wasn’t for commercials wouldn’t know what is out there to help suppress/slow down the disease. Because of all these reasons the commercials ads play an important part in everyday life because they help people find out about prescription drugs. “Certainly the principal purpose of DTC advertising is to help sell products to the pharmaceutical company’s want ads that will be most effective…. DTC ads also prompt recognition of undertreated conditions, increase awareness of drugs potential risks and side effects (pharmaceutical Ads). This quote is explaining how DTC advertising is used to get the word out for certain drugs. With DTC it makes it easier for the people to find out cures rather than looking all over for one. With the rate of how much people watch TV no one should ever be sick and not know about a