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Originally Posted by Charlatan
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.
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Yup. I believe the regulation was that if the company said what ailment the drug treated, they had to disclose all known side-effects. Not saying the disease was some sort of loophole to get around listing side effects.