Risk Disclosures in Televised Prescription Drug Advertising to Consumers
Open Access
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Marketing & Public Policy
- Vol. 8 (1) , 64-80
- https://doi.org/10.1177/074391568900800106
Abstract
Advertising prescription drugs directly to the public is a marketing strategy currently being considered by several manufacturers. However, direct-to-consumer advertising is discouraged because federal regulations mandate extensive disclosure of product risks within television commercials. An experimental study of 676 subjects was performed to examine the impact of risk disclosure variations in television commercials on awareness and knowledge of both the warnings and the promotional messages. The amount, specificity, and format of risk information contained in the ads was varied while the promotional message remained constant. Results indicated a “trade-off” in risk/benefit communications. Risk disclosures that produced greater risk awareness and knowledge also reduced promotional message awareness and knowledge.Keywords
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