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From ConsumerAffairs.com: "AMA Calls For Tighter Drug Ad Oversight: Many of the ads are misleading, doctors complain"--

It's hard to turn on TV without being bombarded with ads for prescription drugs, offering cures for everything from EDS to acid reflux. The American Medical Association says many of the ads contain misleading information and need tighter controls.

AMA President-elect Dr. Nancy Nielsen expressed her organizations concerns in testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

"Direct-to-consumer ads often portray drugs through rose-colored glasses by including more information

about a drug's benefits than risks," said Nielsen. "Imbalances in these ads can diminish patient understanding of certain drug risks, and increase the need for an ongoing dialogue between patients and physicians about the benefits and risks of prescription drugs."

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