Regulation of broadcast advertising for prescription drugs began in 1997 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidelines, which were made final last August. The resulting deluge of advertising—not ...
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Regulation of broadcast advertising for prescription drugs began in 1997 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidelines, which were made final last August. The resulting deluge of advertising—not just on television, but on bus shelters and in magazine, newspaper, and radio ads—has prompted heated opinions from all sides of the debate. Thomas W. Abrams is no stranger to the controversy. “It’s a new area for all of us and it is something that we look at very closely,” said Abrams, director of the FDA’s Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) division. He recognizes that some doctors are uncomfortable with prescription drug ads and those doctors say they are put in the middle when they have precious little time to discuss drug ads with patients. “But on the flip side,” he said, “the advertising can serve an educational function, educate the public about diseases that they were not aware of. That’s a good thing if patients are learning about a real disease.” Abrams acknowledged that direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads have risen dramatically, but stressed that “he is happy that FDA has been effective” in regulating the area. “We watch these ads very carefully,” said Abrams. “What we have found is that the most common violations are not adequately presenting risk information—not presenting a candid representation of the risks of drugs—and overextending who the drug is for—over-promising for more than the indicated population.” FDA has four key requirements that direct-to-consumer advertising must satisfy. The ads must include an 800 number for information, a Web site address, a recommendation to talk to a doctor, and a reference to a magazine for additional information, Abrams said. Abrams recognizes that some physicians think that the ads hurt the public’s health. “I haven’t seen the data,” he said, adding that FDA is “doing our own surveys” to see how the onslaught of DTC advertising affects the public’s health. Downsides Too At the opposit
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Hospitals have been advised to respond to environmental pressures by changing from a product to a market orientation. Such changes are difficult to accomplish because of the entrenched behaviors and attitudes of hospi...
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Hospitals have been advised to respond to environmental pressures by changing from a product to a market orientation. Such changes are difficult to accomplish because of the entrenched behaviors and attitudes of hospital employees. This article proposes organizational culture as the avenue to a market orientation. It describes the role of hospital culture as an antecedent to market orientation. It also suggests ways to develop and maintain a market-oriented culture in hospitals.
The authors surveyed physicians serving the Jackson, Mississippi home health care market. They identified problems and studied physician perceptions regarding services provided by home health care agencies, private du...
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A survey of health care institution administrators and consumers finds that the former give significantly more positive approval to their advertising than their consumers do. In fact, the latter perceive medical adver...
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