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		michaelfeathers on Sept 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Ar... Maybe the reason is: better advertising.

Anti-Ratfish on Sept 20, 2011 [–]

I could be mistaken, but I remember reading that USA and New Zealand are the only 2 countries that allow direct to the consumer advertising of prescription drugs. This causes all sorts of crappy pressures on prescribers and wastes ole try of $

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