Physician suggests consumers be wary of pharmaceutical advertising
Pharmaceutical spending on direct-to-consumer advertising reached $5.2 billion in 2015, but Kevin Campbell, MD, writes in U.S. News & World Report that the advertising may harm the general population. Campbell suggests consumers be informed, talk with doctors about the risks and benefits of medications and remain skeptical of advertising claims.
Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.