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Originally Posted by flstf
The part about prescription drugs is so true. The commercials will sometimes say "Ask your doctor if XYZ is good for you" without even telling you what it is or what it does. I can imagine thousands of folks making doctor appointments and asking for a drug they have no idea about except the commercial showed a picture of some flowers or something.
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I think the reason the ads in the US say -- "Ask your doctor if XYZ is good for you" without even telling you what it is or what it does -- has to do with advertising regulations. I don't think pharmaceutical companies are allowed to make claims about what their pill can do.
In fact, I don't think they were allowed to advertise at all until very recently.
I know they can't run those types of ads in Canada.