TV drug ads may have to zoom in on side effects

May 15, 2008 By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts and diarrhea?

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