DTC ads are ok, but Big Pharma is taking exception to lawyers’ ambulance chasing ads:
But there’s more than a little irony here. For years, drugmakers have been criticized for ads that minimize risks, and push consumers to ask docs for scrips. The issue is so contentious that Congress is weighing limits on DTC advertising. But when lawyers run ads – well, that’s a problem.
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