Association of Attorney Advertising and FDA Action with Prescription Claims: A Time Series Segmented Regression Analysis

Conclusion Regulatory and safety actions likely reduced the number of users and/or prescription rates for some drugs. Attorneys may have strategically chosen to begin advertising adverse drug events prior to major safety actions, but we found little evidence that attorney advertising reduced drug use. Further research is needed to better understand how consumers and physicians respond to attorney advertising.
Source: Drug Safety - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research