Rufen
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Boots, a drug manufacturer from England, was the first company to use Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) in 1983 when they advertised Rufen, their own brand of Ibuprofen, on television.
In 1980s, the mind set was against DTCA, however; in the 1990s, many drugs become available as Over-the-counter (OTC), which spurred growth in DTCA.
[edit] References
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E3DE133BF930A15751C0A964948260&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=all By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN Published: February 23, 1982
http://www.mmm-online.com/40-years-of-DTC/article/35502/ 40 Years of DTC - from Medical Marketing and Media, Arnold, Matthew.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,335%7CRufen,00.html
http://www.drugs.com/cons/rufen.html
[edit] External links
- 40 Years of DTC - from Medical Marketing and Media, Arnold, Matthew.
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