The failure of TV ads to explain the safety risks of over-the-counter drugs can leave people in the emergency department with liver damage or psychosis.
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Ken Harvey, Monash University y Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra
There is currently a weak process of checking claims made in advertisements for medicines, to ensure they don’t mislead or deceive consumers -this could be abandoned if a bill passes parliament.
Advertisements for complementary medicines don’t always reflect what’s in the bottle.
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An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to prescribe a lot more of that company’s products.
Medicines drug companies peddle as safe aren’t always.
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