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Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

May 9, 2008

Congress should impose 3-year wait on drug ads

“Prescription drug ads are part of the problem in health care, not part of the solution. They promote new brand-name drugs for which there are often less expensive, and sometimes safer, alternatives”

Congress Should Impose a 3-Year Moratorium on Ads for New Drugs Ads Should Include 1-800 Number and Website to Report Adverse Effects Washington, DC-Congress should require drug companies to wait three years ... via Consumers Union

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