NEW YORK, Sept 12: Consumer beware: When prescription drugs become available over-the-counter, advertisers start spotlighting the benefits and downplaying the risks, a new study finds. Researchers scrutinized ads for four drugs that have made the transition and found only 11 percent of ads mentioned side effects after the drugs became available without a prescription versus 70 percent before. (agencies)
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