Protecting the Public from Itself: The Unconstitutional ‘Say No to Drug Ads’ Act

Vishnubhakat, Saurabh

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Protecting the Public from Itself: The Unconstitutional ‘Say No to Drug Ads’ Act

Saurabh Vishnubhakat

United States Patent and Trademark Office

March 12, 2010

Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 25, No. 7, 2010

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This Legal Backgrounder examines the Say No to Drug Ads Act proposed to end the tax deductibility of direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising. After evaluating the SNDAA's policy implications and its impact on free commercial speech, the publication concludes that the legislation would be unsound and unconstitutional if passed into law.

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Keywords: Prescription Drug Advertising, Commercial Speech

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Date posted: March 31, 2010 ; Last revised: November 22, 2011

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Vishnubhakat, Saurabh, Protecting the Public from Itself: The Unconstitutional ‘Say No to Drug Ads’ Act (March 12, 2010). Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 25, No. 7, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1579168

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