See also, all the ads for prescription medication on TV. Maybe it's just the programs I watch but it really seems like this has become the predominant advertising. Every break has an ad (or several) urging me to "ask my doctor about..."

Should be banned. Average people have no basis to know whether drug X is appropriate for them. If your doctor thinks you need it, he'll tell you. These ads also perpetuate the harmful idea that there's a pill for everything.