Based on the assigned reading, “Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmacy”, I learned about issues I had never considered before. For example, the enormous increase in direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) and the time people spend watching advertisements for drugs being marketed (an average of 16 hours, which might be more than the time spent talking to health care providers) as well as the amount of money pharmaceutical companies spend on promoting drugs (over 4 million in 2005). As a member of society, I would want to know if spending billions on DTCA of pharmaceuticals has shown to increased health outcomes. Another matter I had not considered was the potential increased time providers may be spending with patients who have questions regarding drugs being advertised. If doctors spend more time with patients, I cannot imagine how farther apart would appointments have to be to adjust for that.
There are a lot of pros and cons to DTCA of prescription drugs. In patients who do not open …show more content…
In my opinion, the only reason why people want DTCA for prescription drugs is because of lack of effort, care, and unwillingness to work. They may not want to spend time reading about a drug and would prefer to listen/watch drug advertisements even though not all information might be presented. Some people might know what drug therapy they need, but for the most part physicians have more knowledge about drug treatment. Also, I think that a more beneficial way would be for drug representatives to advertise drugs to physicians and pharmacist. This way health providers can increase their knowledge about new drugs and can therefore determine the best patient centered approach for medical treatment. For this reason, I think it is best not to have DTCA of
There are a lot of pros and cons to DTCA of prescription drugs. In patients who do not open …show more content…
In my opinion, the only reason why people want DTCA for prescription drugs is because of lack of effort, care, and unwillingness to work. They may not want to spend time reading about a drug and would prefer to listen/watch drug advertisements even though not all information might be presented. Some people might know what drug therapy they need, but for the most part physicians have more knowledge about drug treatment. Also, I think that a more beneficial way would be for drug representatives to advertise drugs to physicians and pharmacist. This way health providers can increase their knowledge about new drugs and can therefore determine the best patient centered approach for medical treatment. For this reason, I think it is best not to have DTCA of