The goal is to make sure doctors, not advertising budgets, determine which medicines are prescribed, prevent medical overconsumption, and help keep health costs in check.
Tldr; there is a fine line between neutrally writing about something that has a positive effect and positively writing about a thing that has a positive effect. Law requires to position news media as a neutral informer when it comes to prescription-only medication.
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Dutch news media get hefty fines for ‘promoting’ weight loss drugs | Spyke
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What a wild concept
Tldr; there is a fine line between neutrally writing about something that has a positive effect and positively writing about a thing that has a positive effect. Law requires to position news media as a neutral informer when it comes to prescription-only medication.