Merge Proposals for Banning Drug Commercials

[Mr.Valle (Michelle Valle)]

I propose that the following 10 policy proposals, about banning pharmaceutical
companies from advertising drugs on television get merged:

1

Written by @Patriot4

Ban drug commercials

We need to ban drug commercials on TV. They advertise drugs like we are choosing a toothpaste to buy. When RFK, Jr. gets rid of the chemicals in our food then we won’t need these drugs they advertise. When I was in school we didn’t have half the diseases we have now and that’s because they have poisoned our food to make us sick and then they advertise drugs to us. They don’t care about us. We are dollar signs to them as long as we are sick. The FDA needs a complete overhaul.

2

Written by @ThomasPaine

Forbid TV drug commercials /and require financial disclosures from doctors

Put advertising restrictions on pharmaceutical companies that are similar to liquor, Tabaco, and gun manufacturers. As well as institute mandatory financial disclosures for medical doctors. Patients should know if their doctor is making $80k a month from writing the prescription they just wrote for them.

#3
Written by @Cloey

No more drug commercials

It’s simple! No more drug ads! They are too much and are even illegal over in Europe. Tired of the push for drugs and not fixing the problem.

#4
Written by @JohnM

End Pharmaceutical Drug Company Television Commercials

The pharmaceutical companies are creating a nation of drug reliant hypochondriacs through the use of television commercials aimed at the general public. The purpose of the commercials is somewhat unclear. One may conclude the only real winners are the pharmaceutical companies, and the cable companies who are paid billions of dollars each year in commercial revenue. The pharmaceutical industry has become the acting grim reaper, and the savior, through the use of prescription drugs. Creating a hea…

#5
Written by @Justine_Bemis

Ban all commercial ads for any prescription drugs

All prescription drugs should be banned from commercials. There should be no commercials or ads. This is something that should be discussed in the doctors office not a commercial having you call the doctor office.

#6
Written by @SharonS

Eliminate RX Drug and Vaccine TV-Radio Commercials

How do we begin the movement of banning Big Pharma from all of the constant commercials on TV, radio, media regarding all of their drugs and vaccines? It was done with cigarettes, alcohol ,etc…because they are bad for our health, just as all of these synthetic RX’s. If they were so good, why are there so many side effects? Eliminate all of these in necessary vaccines. Years ago, children had less than 10 vaccines by the age of 18, now, over 80 vaccines are recommended. I’m really ready for …

#7
Written by @DigitalSass

Big pharma ads

We need it to be illegal for any medication that requires a doctors prescription to be on TV.

#8
Written by @Tptrini

End TV commercials for medications

TV commercials for medical drugs are no good to the general public. We cannot get the drugs without a prescription from a doctor. Let she doctor suggest the needed drugs. And these commercials just cost the drug company more overhead paying for the air time, and it gets passed onto the price of the drug.

#9
Written by @Beachcombingeddie

Pharmaceutical advertising direct to public

I would like to recommend banning direct advertising of prescription pharmaceutical drugs to the public. Stop the onslaught of television commercials for prescription pharmaceutical drugs. There are very few countries in the world that allow direct marketing of pharmaceuticals to the public. These commercials completely dominate the airwaves. Patients and their physicians should discuss the best care in a private consultation. “Ask your doctor if ………………. Pharmaceutical is right for you” ass…

#10
Written by @glimia1

Eliminate Pharma Commercials

Ban Pharma advertising on mainstream media channels and use the advertising money towards R&D and reducing drug costs instead

Explanation & Justification

These policies share the common theme of banning pharmaceutical companies from advertising on television. I would recommend making the parent proposal @ThomasPaine’s post because it has the most votes, and it includes a provision for requiring financial disclosures from doctors.

[JassWede (Jason Wedel)]

This is clearly an appropriate merge.

I’m not particularly concerned with this issue as I think television is well on it’s way to irrelevancy in the news and information arena, but I’m certainly not opposed, and this merge should happen to reduce duplicates.

[ExpandingBoy]

Not only ban advertising in all media including and especially on-line media but also payments to media by companies (Drugola) to influence their programming and/or algorithms. They can stop advertising but continue to make payments to control messaging as they did throughout the Covid years. No payments by large companies or their representatives to any media whether it be legacy or new media. Transparency should also be included. All media must disclose their funding sources and amounts so the people can follow the money.

[garnette_bane]

`I agree; however, there more that needs to be accomplished. I have worked in the healthcare industry for years and am a past healthcare reporter. I’ve witnessed the pharmaceutical/coverage changes through the years; and consulted for a number of hospitals/healthcare agencies. My gripe is the high cost of drugs. Magazines are full of two-page ads. One is in color touting the advantages of a particular drug and asking you to “As your MD for XYZ” drug! Whatever happened to the doc prescribing the best drug for the problem, considering the patient, his other meds, etc.? The second page is b&w listing all the contraindications and side effects/dangers of the drug. The color page is astronmical in cost. And the second isn’t cheap either. They all are required to rain disacllaimers (more space) BUT, we need to know all the details of the drug. Pharmaceutical salespeople give physicians, nurses, PAs, and nurse-practitioners gifts for pushing their respective drugs.Once, when I was in sales, I was told, if the doctor’s wife wants a Gucci handbag, buy it for her…" I didn’t stay there too long! How about reducing the ad to one page or less. maybe half color and the rest B&W? Eliminate “Ask your doctor…” I’d love to sit down and talk to Robert Kennedy, Jr. about what can be done. Obviously, the pharmaceuticals are passing the costs on to us. I am 86, and take some very expensive medicines, some of which are biologicals (higher cost). Luckily, I have insurance, etc. Thank goodness I can afford it, but I know what is driving the costs higher! I am still active and go to the gym three days/week. I could shed the light on the problem based on my career and personal issues.

[ExpandingBoy]

They don’t advertise to sell the drug, they advertise to control the media. Pharma then can dictate what is covered and what is not covered. No mainstream media covered the RFK Jr. presidential campaign even though he had over 20% of teh voters in polls. Directly due to big pharma control of media. Drug costs are too high but we are enormously overprescribed. Natural or generic medications that they cannot profit from (like ivermectin) are buried and made unavailable. The entire system is corrupt. Once they clean out the system, healthcare will decrease in cost by half or more.