Placebogenic Potential is no Reason to Favour Pharmaceutical Advertising

Advertisements for pharmaceuticals may promote placebo responses by generating an expectation of therapeutic success. Some cite this as reason to favour Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Pharmaceuticals (DTCA). Against this, I show placebo responses to emanate from beliefs rendered unju...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Biegler, Paul (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2014
Στο/Στη: Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 2014, Τόμος: 123, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 145-155
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Ethics
B Εικονικό φάρμακο
B Autonomy
B Pharmaceutical
B Advertising
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Σύνοψη:Advertisements for pharmaceuticals may promote placebo responses by generating an expectation of therapeutic success. Some cite this as reason to favour Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Pharmaceuticals (DTCA). Against this, I show placebo responses to emanate from beliefs rendered unjustified by the influence of a conditioning process. I argue that drug safety and efficacy are material properties and that unjustified beliefs in these domains entail costs to autonomy that outweigh any prudential gains attending a placebo response. I conclude that its placebogenic potential ought not to count as reason to favour DTCA.
ISSN:1573-0697
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1805-0