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Should The Fda Pay Or Merck

There are many direct to consumer advertising for prescription drugs. On television, magazines, radio etc, you see the most recent advertisements for prescription drugs. After some people see the advertisements they soon rush over to their doctor and their illness and life would be perfectly pain and stress free. Making the public conscious of options for treatment is not a bad thing. But these false advertisements are misleading consumers onto unnecessary treatment.
Advertisements have one primary purpose that is to persuade. Prescription medications Ads tell the consumers to get treatment and also imply that they have the need for it to solve their problems. Since prescription Ads have been introduced, the pharmaceutical industry has drastically increased. Manufactures of the pharmaceutical drugs are making more money now than ever.
The use of a supply and demand industry is used by the pharmaceutical industry. To have the sales of a product, the drug company or even the advertiser should create a demand in the market. No demand, or if no one needs the product, no sales will occur.
In the headlines recently, many different types of drug producing companies have been brought up for unethical findings in within the company and affecting the public. The two main companies are the FDA (Federal drug administration) and the drug producing company Merck. The FDA tests all drugs and gives the approval for them to be used by the general public. Merck and co is a drug producing company based in Whitehouse, N.J. Merck creates the drugs and has them tested by the FDA for the approval. Merck is also
the world's fifth largest pharmaceutical firm. Merck is best known for producing drugs such as Singular for Asthma and seasonal Allergic rhinitis, Fosomax for Osteoporosis, Cozaar/Hyzaar for high blood pressure, Vioxx and Arcoxia for arthritis and pain, Cancidas for infections, Cosopt for glaucoma, and Maxalt for migraines.
Merck will soon...