Gripe de Jour - Prescription Drug Ads

[howeird]

Not the ads themselves - it's actually fairly educational, I think, to hear about all the new cures (and sometimes new diseases) available from our mercenary pharmaceutical companies. What bugs me is the lawyer-inspired list of possible side effects. I get sick just hearing them. And I don't think it's truth in advertising because these drugs require a prescription, which means you need to talk to your doctor about them, and she is going to tell you the possible side effects (and hopefully tailor that to your specific case) in the privacy of her office, where I'm not going to puke on my carpet when I hear them. Most pharmacies will also do this during a first-time prescription consult.

So save a few bucks, Pfizer, Glaxo, Roche, Proctor & Gamble, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Merck, Abbott, Bayer, Bristol-Meyers, Squib, Novartis and any other advertisers of drugs on TV and skip the warnings. Just tell us the name of the drug, who makes it, and what it's supposed to treat, and make your tag line "May cause severe death - ask your doctor for our disgusting list of possible side effects."

Comments

[mastersantiago.livejournal.com]

"May cause severe death -..."

Is there any other kind? *smile*

"May cause mild death. Ask your doctor about possible treatments." *SMILE*

[howeird]

May cause le petite morte. Ask your partner if you should switch to Cialis. :-)

[mastersantiago.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO!!!!!

[scendan.livejournal.com]

Ok, points to howeird. That was classic.

[cinchntouch.livejournal.com]

May cause boner for weeks that will require surgery and make you pray for death.

[scendan.livejournal.com]

Or make your partner pray for death if you decide to get rid of boner through continuous use.

[howeird]

Isn't that how the "walk like an Egyptian" craze got started?

[scendan.livejournal.com]

Uh... *Struggles to visualize what you might be suggesting and feels brain start to melt in confusion.*

[cinchntouch.livejournal.com]

There have been cases with one of the erectile dysfunction medications where that has happpened. There is another one that can apparently make everything look blue LOL, it would be like an orgy in Smurf land.

[scendan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Viagra ads always warn about erections that continue for more than...don't remember how long, but a frightening period of time.

[scendan.livejournal.com]

*SNORT* Not sure if I agree, but if I disagree, I do so while laughing. :)