Dear DTCA, Please Don't Deceive Me, Don't Play on My Fantasy

In the face of drugs advertising, what can we do? Is Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) designed to be beneficial by objectively presenting a product or are they rather seeking to convince us that their product is patently good? Through this song, the goal is to live the experience of a patient w...

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Main Author: Bélisle-Pipon, Jean-Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioéthiqueOnline 2016-10-01
Series:BioéthiqueOnline
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Online Access:http://bioethiqueonline.ca/5/35
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Summary:In the face of drugs advertising, what can we do? Is Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) designed to be beneficial by objectively presenting a product or are they rather seeking to convince us that their product is patently good? Through this song, the goal is to live the experience of a patient who is subject to drug advertising, by integrating into the stanzas the main ethical issues raised by advertising.
ISSN:1923-2799