Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-20-2013
Publication Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Communication about prescription drugs ought to be a paragon of public science communication. Unfortunately, it is not. Consumers see $4 billion of direct-to-consumer advertising annually, which typically fails to present data about how well drugs work. The professional label—the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) mechanism to get physicians information needed for appropriate prescribing—may also fail to present benefit data. FDA labeling guidance, in fact, suggests that industry omit bene
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1214646110
Original Citation
Schwartz LM, Woloshin S. The Drug Facts Box: Improving the communication of prescription drug information. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Aug 20;110 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):14069-74. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1214646110. Epub 2013 Aug 13. PMID: 23942130; PMCID: PMC3752172.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Schwartz, Lisa M. and Woloshin, Steven, "The Drug Facts Box: Improving the Communication of Prescription Drug Information" (2013). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1587.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1587
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