Direct-to-consumer advertising of prespcription drugs : effects on prescribing and policy implications

The United States and New Zealand are the only industrialized countries that allow direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines (DTCA). Spending on this form of pharmaceutical promotion has grown rapidly within the last decade, and national governments - including the Canadian governm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mintzes, Barbara
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14938