Make sure your skepticism antenna is fully extended when you’re watching TV commercials for both prescription and non-prescription drugs.
For six out of 10 claims made in those commercials are misleading and one in 10 is downright false, according to a study published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
‘The frequency of potentially misleading claims in drug advertising is in conflict with proponents who argue the social value of drug advertising is found in informing consumers about drugs,
