why do the current advertising practices of drug companies present a moral dilemma?

Question

why do the current advertising practices of drug companies present a moral dilemma?

Answer 1

Based only on my morals: The drug companies currently address general symptoms that any person could relate to in some of their ads. With this practice they have convinced some that they are not happy, or are ADD. They also do not present the potential problems with psychological chemistry that could be caused by their medications. Currently 6-7 million children are on psychological drugs (which can be prescribed by regular doctors with no formal training in psychiatry). The moral dilemma is in the information they choose to exclude from their ads. Did an ad ever tell you that psycho stimulants can cause increased suicidality in adolescence?

Answer 2

I don't think drug companies should advertise at all, other than getting third party researchers to do reports on their products and publish the results. In fact, it would be great if all industries were that way. Advertising is just a method of getting people do buy something inferior or that they don't need.