Quote by Jesse Jacoby

“The most dangerous ads, as far as I’m concerned, are the new prescription drug ads, because they teach people to be sick.”

— Pam Grout

What the people now respond - and the goal of those ads is to merely get the name of the medication into the minds…

— Frank Luntz

“The United States is one of only two countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs”

— H. Gilbert Welch

And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase…

— Michelle Obama

“In fact, the messages actually seemed to increase drug use. Kids aged twelve and a half to eighteen who saw the ads were actually…

— Jonah Berger

If anyone doubts the influence of drug company ads on patients and physicians - consider all those wasted billions of dollars for a pill…

— Robert Bazell

The Food and Drug Administration works to protect the interests of all patients and provide them with reliable information about the potential effects of…

— Alex Azar

Drug companies should not be allowed to reap excessive profits or spend unreasonable amounts on marketing if they want to receive support that is…

— Hillary Clinton

It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid for by…

— Michael K. Simpson

People who know nothing about advertising, nothing about pharmaceuticals, and nothing about economics have been loudly proclaiming that the drug companies spend too much…

— Thomas Sowell

“According to an article in the Washington Post: The Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly urged antidepressant manufacturers not to disclose to physicians and…

— Irving Kirsch

Every night I watch the nightly news. It's funded by the pharmaceutical companies. Virtually every ad is a drug ad. They get their say…

— Michael Moore