Title
Better Living Through Medication: An Analysis of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Publication Source
Society for Applied Anthropology 68th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
Volume
68
Inclusive pages
140
Abstract
Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs has emerged asa potent force in constructing conceptions of health, illness, and medication inthe contemporary United States over the last decade. Based on an analysis oftelevision advertisements collected between June and August 2007, this paperwill argue that these ads tend to oversell the benefits of these drugs, downplaytheir potential side-effects, minimize the value of lifestyle change, and providelimited information about risk factors or the causes of a disease. [This is the full text of what is published in the conference proceedings.]
Keywords
odden, Prescription Drugs
Disciplines
Anthropology
Opus Citation
Harold L. Odden (2008).
Better Living Through Medication: An Analysis of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs. Society for Applied Anthropology 68th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings.68, 140.
https://opus.ipfw.edu/anthro_facpubs/27