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Because of the strong First Amendment in the U.S constitution, there is no way that DTC prescription drug advertising could ever be banned in this country. Having said that, however, there is an urgent need for more fine-tuned, better-staffed and much tougher government regulation of its content.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628