ON DANGEROUS FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING OF MIRACLE SUBSTANCE. When my mom was hospitalized at Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC-MAB), I heard for two (2) occasions, prominent doctors talking about a particular product (a food supplement to be exact) which caused them some troubles as a number of patients were treated for side effects, like gastrointestinal tract infection, among others. That assuming fairness, however, it is an undeniable fact that some medical representatives from prestigious legitimate drug companies approached specialists for endorsement of their brands, some of them even resort to milking bribes considering the competition. On the other hand, while I submit to the conviction that there are some beneficial impetuses at times, they are only subordinate to medical value in terms of medication for illness. Whereas, in ad nauseam, it is an insult to human intelligence that these items being declared by authorities as having No approved therapeutic claims, are hitherto self-confessed as a cure-all, if not miracle substance to be introduced to a variety of diseases including cancers. That there exists an abuse in advertising here, particularly on fraud and deception being usually based on testimonials and not on clinical studies. Considerably, most of the companies promoting them exploit the public through networking, on a process of recruiting people to augment sales - which is an unfair practice intended for capricious profiteering. Hence, speaking of a say-so, there is no way that affected consumers can hold people accountable for false testimony by the absence of verified sworn statements. For a legal remedy, under the law, consumers have rights to file complaints in accordance with Republic Act No. 7394, otherwise, known as the Consumer Act of the Philippines, which emphasizes the protection and safety of consumers from false and faulty production. Significantly, it is also provided under Republic Act No. 386 or the Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 2187, the responsibility of producers in case of death, poisoning, or illness of a consumer caused by the use or intake of sold products. This is not a trivial issue which should be taken lightly, that I suggest to the doctors who have concrete knowledge to submit a report with recommendation to the Department of Health, copy furnished the BFAD, DTI and the Kapisanan Ng Mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas as appropriate.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 04:49:02 +0000
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