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CellWell record HH-42585

Critical Test of the Beneficial Consequences of Lifting the Ban on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising for Prescription Drugs in Italy: Experimental Exposure and Questionnaire Study

Schulz PJ; Crosignani F; Petrocchi S

Journal of medical Internet research ยท 2023

In plain language

In an experiment with 180 participants, exposure to direct-to-consumer style drug advertising did not increase knowledge of treatment side effects, testing a central argument used to support lifting such advertising bans.

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Randomized controlled trial

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