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No, there should not be advertisements for prescription drugs
This position holds that prescription drugs should not be advertised. It argues that such ads encourage people to distrust their doctor's judgement and to self-diagnose and self-treat, and that promoting drugs through the media dangerously trivialises their potential for harm.
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- Advertising prescription drugs in media trivializes their potential harmIf a medication with potentially deadly side effects is advertised in the same commercial break as a new candy, car insurance, or perhaps even children’s show, it implies that utilizing potentially harmful medications is as mundane and accessible as buying a six-pack at the store.
- Prescription drugs advertisements discourage trust in physicians’ knowledgeThe advertisement of prescription drugs encourages people to self-diagnose and to discourages patients from looking at physicians as a source of medical information.