re: FDA Slow to Pursue Deceptive Drug Commercials

bmc — 11/19/2010 5:00:23 PM

The FDA should not have to protect us from these commercials because drug ad's should not be on TV at all. Drug ad's have totally had an effect on medicine, and have been pivotal for creating the: "just give me a pill for that" culture.

re: FDA Slow to Pursue Deceptive Drug Commercials

Dr.jeffrey dach — 12/16/2008 8:12:00 AM

A textbook example of disease mongering by the pharmaceutical industry is the case of Requip for Restless Leg Syndrome. Requip is a powerful drug for Parkinson’s Disease. Adverse side effects of Requip includes compulsivegamblingandhypersexualbehavior.(1)

Magnesiun deficiency causes muscle cramps at night and is the most common cause of Restless Leg Syndrome. (2) Sixty Eight Per Cent (68%) of Americans are Magnesium deficient, according to the USDAAgriculturalResearchService.(3)

Television ads imply that your doctor missed your symptoms and failed to diagnose your new syndrome called "Restless Leg". The ads are not required to be truthful and instead convey misleading, false or incomplete information.

To see ad videos click here:

http://jeffreydach.com/2008/04/02/restless-leg-syndrome-requip-and-disease-mongering-by-jeffrey-dach-md.aspx

Jeffrey Dach MD