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Drug commercials are only allowed in the United States and New Zealand.  Canada allows some commercials, with restrictions on their message.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278148/

They were first allowed in the US in 1985, but really took off in 1997 when the FDA relaxed a rule requiring companies to offer a detailed list of side effects in commercials.

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In Australia, a workaround is (or was) for a drug manufacturer to air ads that basically described a problem, like obesity, and within the ad, claimed treatment might be available via contacting your GP. No drug could ever be promoted or suggested. This example described Xenical/Orlistat when it was prescription only (20 years ago). I can’t recall anything being promoted since. 

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On 3/20/2018 at 9:25 PM, kokapetl said:

In Australia, a workaround is (or was) for a drug manufacturer to air ads that basically described a problem, like obesity, and within the ad, claimed treatment might be available via contacting your GP. No drug could ever be promoted or suggested. This example described Xenical/Orlistat when it was prescription only (20 years ago). I can’t recall anything being promoted since. 

I’ve seen similar ads here in the US(a general description of the condition, followed by “talk to your doctor/visit this website to learn about a prescription treatment option”), but not recently.

Thought we had a thread dedicated to Canadian commercials but it seems to be gone now, so I assume this is where they go now.

Saw a commercial with Peter Mansbridge (and co-staring Peter Mansbridge x infinity) over the weekend (most of the time I FF past them). As a commercial it was neat, since it basically mosaiced him through the years into a Press conference type setting where he 'interviewed' himself. 

On the flip side, I'm disappointed/annoyed that it was ultimately for Reverse Home Mortgages and I'm sad such a respected personality is doing that sort of thing now. 

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