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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

  • Written by Anna Chorniy, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Humane Studies
Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatmentThe United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients.BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty Images

It’s a familiar experience for many Americans: You’re watching your favorite show and suddenly you’re ambushed by an ad for a drug whose name sounds like a Wi-Fi password, before a relentlessly...

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