It's about time

[passiveporcupine]

CHICAGO (AP) — The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for a ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs and implantable medical devices, saying they contribute to rising costs and patients' demands for inappropriate treatment.

Delegates at the influential group's policy-making meeting in Atlanta voted to adopt that as official policy as part of an AMA effort to make prescription drugs more affordable. It means AMA will lobby for a ban.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

This should have been done years ago. I know this doesn't mean it will happen, but we can hope!

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/645dff9967b04f12b863a9229b724d97/american-medical-association-backs-prescription-drug-ad-ban

[Suich]

1. I hope that means an end to

all the idiotic TV commercials!

[LiberalElite]

2. but my favorite part of those ads

is the end where they read off, as rapidly as possible, the side effects that can sometimes include death. Almost makes the disease seem preferable.

[pinboy3niner]

3. That's the part that wreaks havoc with us hypochondriacs!

[Phentex]

4. What about the lawsuits?

The commercials state "If you or a loved one has died using Drugarola, call this number today!"

They don't explain how the dead person is supposed to make the call.

The other scary part is how soon it can be from the time the first set of commercials advertising a drug to the lawsuit commercials relating to that same drug!

[lastlib]

5. If they go through with this, I'll never know to ask my doctor.....

...if tritetramethyl benzacarbonethylene is right for me. What'll my doctor and I talk about then??!?

. .

[Laffy Kat]

6. Does that mean no more ED boner commericals?

I hope, I hope?