This is an issue for both doctors and pharmaceutical companies. Doctors hate it because patients may want a drug that&#x27;s not optimal for them (but I saw if on TV) and it&#x27;s bad for pharmaceuticals because they&#x27;ve had to become marketing machines, investing massive amounts of money into advertising and sales apps.<p>The biggest issue with an outright ban is consumer education. Someone, something, or some organization needs to be responsible for properly communicating and educating consumers on a drug, its benefits, and its negatives. It needs to be educational, supplemental, and neutral.<p>Stuff like this does exist for cancer drugs but should spread to other drug areas as well.