https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2004/04/30/Direct-to-Consumer-Drug-Ads-Minimize-Risks-Exaggerate-Benefits.aspxAs I wrote over two years ago , since the mid-1990s pharmaceutical companies have tripled the amount of money they spend on advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers. These direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads often minimize the risks and exaggerateenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)