Many countries have measures in place to limit advertising by pharmaceutical companies.
For example, he fought against Federal proposals to limit advertising aimed at children.
The bill would have limited advertising during children's programming to 10.5 minutes an hour on weekends, and 12 minutes an hour on weekdays.
There are currently no Federal regulations limiting advertising on television.
Coincidentally, it is starting just after the industry withdrew support from a national agreement to crack down on smoking that included tough measures to limit advertising.
To promote what it calls "responsible" drinking, Hofstra University has moved to limit advertising of alcohol on campus and in campus publications.
They may also be willing to print larger warning labels (which don't work) and to limit advertising.
The bill would limit advertising during children's programming to 10 minutes and 30 seconds per hour on weekends, and 12 minutes per hour on weekdays.
Proposals in several state bar associations to limit advertising, especially on television, have exposed a deep cultural split in the legal profession.
By law, Czech TV must limit advertising to 1 percent of its total programming.