Pharmaceutical Companies and Their Drugs on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Drug Information on Popular Social Media Sites

BackgroundMany concerns have been raised about pharmaceutical companies marketing their drugs directly to consumers on social media. This form of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) can be interactive and, because it is largely unmonitored, the benefits of pharmaceutical tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tyrawski, Jennifer, DeAndrea, David C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2015/6/e130/