This paper examines the arguments presented for and against the use of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription pharmaceuticals. It also studies the experience of the two OECD markets which currently permit DTCA (the USA and new zealand) the opinions presented are highly polarised and there is as yet an absence of conclusive evidence about the real impact of DTCA.
This paper examines the arguments presented for and against the use of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription pharmaceuticals. It also studies the experience of the two OECD markets which currently permit DTCA (the USA and new zealand) the opinions presented are highly polarised and there is as yet an absence of conclusive evidence about the real impact of DTCA.
This paper examines the arguments presented for and against the use of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription pharmaceuticals. It also studies the experience of the two OECD markets which currently permit DTCA (the USA and new zealand) the opinions presented are highly polarised and there is as yet an absence of conclusive evidence about the real impact of DTCA.
This paper examines the arguments presented for and against the use of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) for prescription pharmaceuticals. It also studies the experience of the two OECD markets which currently permit DTCA (the USA and new zealand) the opinions presented are highly polarised and there is as yet an absence of conclusive evidence about the real impact of DTCA.