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AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E390-398. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.390.
Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH and Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD
Patients have a responsibility to discerningly present the drug information they receive from direct-to-consumer advertising and to be active partners with their physician in making health care decisions.