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Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of pharmaceuticals is undertaken by pharmaceutical companies in order to encourage the consumption of medications. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies DTCA into three types: (1) reminder advertisements contain the name of a drug only and are designed to reinforce brand recognition; (2) help-seeking advertisements contain information about a disease or condition without mentioning a particular treatment; (3) product-claim advertisements contain specifically effective and safe information about drug products and display ads that contain the names of them, indications, and information about their safety and effectiveness.1
Despite the importance of DTCA, there are no studies in naturopathic …
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Contributors CEL, SM and AT-R have participated in the design of the article, data collection, drafting, review and approval of the final version.
Competing interests None declared.
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