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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, A recent study by the Mayo Clinic found that 7 of | ||||||
3 | every 10 Americans currently take at least one prescription | ||||||
4 | medication; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a population of | ||||||
6 | approximately 12.8 million, which equates to nearly 9 million | ||||||
7 | Illinois citizens taking prescription drugs; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The number of people who take prescription drugs | ||||||
9 | has risen by 5% in recent years; and
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10 | WHEREAS, According to Express Scripts, average prices for | ||||||
11 | brand name prescription drugs have risen 128% in recent years; | ||||||
12 | and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, The only 2 countries in the world that allow for | ||||||
14 | direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs are the | ||||||
15 | United States and New Zealand; and
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16 | WHEREAS, A recent study found that drug makers have spent | ||||||
17 | $4.5 billion in the last 2 years on advertising prescription | ||||||
18 | drugs, representing a 30% increase in marketing; and
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19 | WHEREAS, There is anecdotal evidence that increased |
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1 | marketing of brand name prescription drugs results in patients | ||||||
2 | requesting expensive and unnecessary prescriptions, leading to | ||||||
3 | increased health-care costs; and
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4 | WHEREAS, At a recent meeting, the American Medical | ||||||
5 | Association adopted a policy seeking to ban direct-to-consumer | ||||||
6 | advertising of prescription drugs given its concern with | ||||||
7 | proliferation of expensive treatments and escalating drug | ||||||
8 | prices; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | urge Congress to adopt legislation banning direct-to-consumer | ||||||
12 | advertising of prescription drugs; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That we urge the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
14 | Administration to adopt appropriate rules and regulations | ||||||
15 | banning direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs; | ||||||
16 | and be it further | ||||||
17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the members of the Illinois congressional | ||||||
19 | delegation, the United States Food and Drug Administration, and | ||||||
20 | the American Medical Association.
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