I am not sure if this would make it past the Supreme Court's expansive view of corporate free speech, but the proposal by Senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King to ban direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising is still a good thing.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Angus King (I., Maine) introduced a bill Thursday that would ban pharmaceutical manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products.
The bill would prohibit any promotional communications targeting consumers, including through television, radio, print, digital platforms and social media. It will apply to all prescription drug advertisements.
“The American people don’t want to see misleading and deceptive prescription drug ads on television,” Sanders said in a statement. “They want us to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and ban these bogus ads.”
The bill comes after repeated calls from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to end prescription drug advertising.
The fact that Sanders, King, and Kennedy are on the same page about ANYTHING is a complete mind-f%$#.
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