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How Americans got stuck with endless drug commercials

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Drug commercials are a relatively new phenomenon, and a strange sight in most of the world. So why do Americans see so many of them, and what are they doing to our health? Vox takes a closer look. 

Until 1997, because of FDA regulations, drug commercials on TV didn't have to mention the side effects of the drug, if they didn't mention...

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