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Consumers' Attitudes and Behavior Toward Prescription Drug Advertising

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Objective: To explore how consumers' characteristics interact with direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) to influence 2 behaviors: information seeking and asking for prescription. Method: A secondary data analysis was conducted using a subset of 1,102 consumers who responded to a 1998 national survey conducted by Prevention magazine. Results: Being afflicted with chronic conditions and having positive attitudes toward DTCA were associated with the consumers' willingness to talk with doctors about the advertised drugs. Consumers who asked for prescriptions tended to agree that DTCA made prescription drugs appear harmless and helped them make their own decision. Conclusion: DTCA appears to have an influence on consumers' behavior.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: University of Michigan, Department of Administrative and Social Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor MI. 2: University of Georgia, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, Athens, GA.

Publication date: 01 January 2002

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