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Frist Wants 2-Year Wait on DTC Ads for New Drugs

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-TN, asked pharmaceutical marketers Friday to voluntarily stop direct-to-consumer advertising during a drug's first two years on the market. Going a step further, Frist also wants a General Accountability Office review of Food and Drug Administration oversight of prescription drug activities and the industry's spending on these ads, according to a published CNP report.

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