The Wall Street Journal Health blog is reporting on an effort by Consumer Union to require direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads to carry the FDA's phone number to easier report serious side effects or problems. You can find the article here: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/04/02/consumer-group-says-tv-drug-ads-should-carry-fdas-number/?mod=WSJBlog.
What do you think? Would posting the FDA's number empower patients and get information about adverse events to the public sooner? Or would it just create a logjam of phone calls about minor side effects?
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