Rx Drug commercials on TV- What would be the process to ban them again?

[indie9197]

I think there would be a lot of bi-partison support among the public. And our representatives are there to represent US, right?

[Laffy Kat]

1. Can't do it, can't do it.

There is simply too much profit involved. Sorry, won't happen.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Would likely be a SCOTUS case if they tried.

Although as far as I know, it was allowed via an FDA guidance memo rather than a law passing, so really, the FDA should (in theory) be able to say banning it still falls under their jurisdiction.

If Congress were to pass such a law, I would think the FDA would be required to comply as well.

[shraby]

3. All the advertising just makes the drugs more expensive..they have to recover the cost.

[pkdu]

4. Force them to read every disclaimer on the packet , one word per second...it would be cost prohibiti

ve for most.

[azurnoir]

5. actually I don't mind them too much because...........

many of them are for stuff that most insurance companies won't pay for unless you've tried just about everything else because they're over priced-Celebrex would be a prime example along with Nexium

and others by the time they're done listing off the side effects you're going and why am I taking this again????????

[Arkansas Granny]

6. First and foremost, you'd have to have more lobbyists than big pharma.

It's not going to happen.