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There was a time when ads for both pharmaceuticals and lawyers were both illegal. Considering how many of each I see every day, it makes me wonder how they filled their ad schedules in the olden days.
Laundry detergent and other household cleaners targeting stay-at-home wives.
It's why daytime dramas are called Soap Operas.
I have barely watched non-streaming TV for probably a decade or more, but I believe that in Canada it is much more difficult to advertise pharmaceuticals or law services. I think they can do it, but there are a lot of restrictions.
Certainly when I'm ~~subjected~~ exposed to American TV, the number of pharmaceutical commercials is staggering.
I don't know about lawyers, but as far as I know, the only two countries that allow pharmaceuticals advertising are the United States and New Zealand.