I hate prescription drug ads on TV

[Markintosh]

I always turn down doctor recommendations for any drug that is advertised on television. There's generally fine alternatives...

[steve...]

They must be working or they wouldn't advertise... correct?

It's sad that doctors are letting patients tell them what to prescribe.

Death is a possible side effect for some of them. :S

[Fred_Also]

I hate the ones that have the little Jingles that get stuck in my head!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slbWHWOx2Eo

[Mr645]

Drug companies spend more on marketing than research

[gadje]

Mr645 wrote:
Drug companies spend more on marketing than research

This may be true. Unlikes anything else you posted lately.

[Fritz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ld8DQkC6po

[GGD]

And sometimes you can't even figure out what ailment the drug is for. They just show people being "active".


“So I’m guessing we’re in the placebo group.”

[chopper]

Tivo. Or books.

[Zoidberg]

Having cut the cord back in 2015 or so, I haven't seen many in the last 7 or 8 years. A few short ones ("Ask your doctor about xyzacore" in under 5 seconds) via YouTube lead-ins; no idea what the medicine is. Don't care, either.

(Side-bar: One of the best moves I ever made was going commercial free. Still see some on YouTube, as said, but they're usually only one or two and often skippable after 5 seconds.)

[ka jowct]

GGD wrote:
And sometimes you can't even figure out what ailment the drug is for. They just show people being "active".


“So I’m guessing we’re in the placebo group.”

Aren't the dancers in a circle derived from a Matisse painting? Update: seems so.