In an Intranet Portal Poll of the SFDA: 68% Believe That Advertisements of Drugs and Food Products Deceive the Consumers

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In a poll raised by the SFDA on its intranet portal about advertisements of drugs and food products, 68.35% voted that they do not trust such ads and consumers are deceived by them. However, 24.31% think that they are realistic to some extent, while 3.67% believe that they are quite realistic. The remaining 3.67% voted (I don’t know).<br />D. Abdulmuhsen Alruhaimy, the director of researches and publication department in the SFDA, commented that this poll considered a preliminary step to determine the consumer awareness, and the SFDA is about to make educational campaigns that will be announced soon.<br />It worth mentioning that the S.F.D.A raises polls on its intranet portal periodically about issues of food, drug and medical devices. Anyone can participate in the recent poll through this link: <br /></p>