Drug Promotion: Consumers Prefer Live Action Over Animated Characters In TV Ads

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Consumers view people more favorably than animated characters in TV commercials for drugs. • Source: Shutterstock

Live action direct-to-consumer television ads for drugs are more favorably perceived by viewers than commercials with animated characters, according to new research from the US Food and Drug Administration’s drug promotion office.

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