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Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA
If you watch any TV there are tons of Drug ads that cost a lot of $$$. Never could understand why they are advertising to consumers? Has anyone actually gone to the doctor and say I need XYZ drug because they say a TV ad? Most people go with what their doctor recommends. And as Zonerboy stated all the Lawyer ads for Bad Drugs and law suites add a big cost of doing business. One good law would be to put some limits on what attorneys can sue for.
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The cost to the health care system of malpractice is miniscule. Yes a bad drug can be a big problem for producers. (Except seemingly big tobacco) But they tend to win most cases unless it can be shown that the company did not do the right tests, buried information about risks, lied to regulators, didn't conduct proper post marketing follow up. You screw up you deserve to be litigated.
And yes, many many patients ask their doctors for drugs they see on TV.