Journal article
Does direct-to-consumer advertising affect patients' choice of pain medications?
Current pain and headache reports, Vol.12(2), pp.89-93
04/01/2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-008-0017-2
PMID: 18474186
Abstract
In the United States, direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) has grown rapidly to promote prescription medications, including analgesics. Few studies in the literature directly examine the association between DTCA and patients' choice of pain medications. This article discusses how DTCA affects such choice from a behavioral perspective, because DTCA-prompted behaviors are important indicators of DTCA's influence. After DTCA exposure, patients may request prescriptions, seek further medication information, and ask about advertised conditions. Patients who suffer from pain may seek more communication with their health care providers because they are cautious about the information quality of DTCA, mainly because of the recall of rofecoxib (Vioxx; Merck, Whitehouse Station, NJ). However, the availability and DTCA of over-the-counter analgesics complicate their treatment choice. Patients could use DTCA as a tool to launch health communication and make an informed treatment choice with the guidance of their health care providers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Does direct-to-consumer advertising affect patients' choice of pain medications?
- Creators
- Yifei LiuWilliam R. Doucette - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current pain and headache reports, Vol.12(2), pp.89-93
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11916-008-0017-2
- PMID
- 18474186
- ISSN
- 1531-3433
- eISSN
- 1534-3081
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984366014102771
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