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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. 


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FDA: Keeping Watch Over Direct-to-Consumer Ads
PBS: Pros and Cons of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
Wharton: Banning TV Drug Ads: Could the Cure Cause More Harm Than Good?
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