They'll try to sell you anything from hair loss cures to depression medicine. Dr. Douglas Walta is not a big fan. And it's because it's not really trying to educate the populous about something. Industry representatives say that they are designed to do more than just sell medicine. They work to inform and raise awareness in patients.
Some doctors say that they appear to be doing that.
But Walta is strongly opposed, saying that in the end, patients pay more. Susan Specht is a patient who agrees. I am aware of the effects of the insurance company pays for drugs, which means my premiums go up. But like with so many other things, that pharmaceutical industry is big business. Some say that even if it means that you pay more for you medicine, these ads are effective.