October 18, 200619 yr The whole idea of advertising for something that needs to be prescribed is absurd, in my opinion.
October 19, 200619 yr I've watched waaay too many drug commercials and thought by the end, "Oh my god, I have anal warts."
October 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 04:55 PM) The whole idea of advertising for something that needs to be prescribed is absurd, in my opinion. That's the whole ridiculousness of our system. Because the demand curve for most drugs is fairly inflexible (i.e. if you raise the price 20%, most of the time people don't stop using the drug) the drug companies are basically free to raise prices almost without restraint...if a 20% increase in the cost of the drug to pay for more ads leads to more people starting to use the drug than stop due to the price increase, then profitability will go up and up and up...the only thing the company needs to do is sell more of its product (and make sure people don't forget to take the stuff they're on).
October 19, 200619 yr Author In oking ads, the FDA restricted what companies could spend on Doctors. It may have balanced itself out.
October 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(BobDylan @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 11:26 PM) I've watched waaay too many drug commercials and thought by the end, "Oh my god, I have anal warts." And that's just the Viagra ads.
October 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) Just wondering. I think the answer is, "yes." There are some who go into the doctor and ask meaningful questions and some go in and say, I want that! To me, it's just more white noise. Blah, blah, blah, arthritis. Blah, blah, blah, Mandy Patinkin's cholesterol. Blah, blah, blah, erections lasting more than four hours.
October 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(mreye @ Oct 19, 2006 -> 09:14 AM) Hell, listen to the side effects at the end of these commercials. Often they're worse than the condition they are treating... I like the ones that never tell you what the drug is actually for. They always just say, "ask your doctor if XXXXX is right for you".
October 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(mreye @ Oct 19, 2006 -> 09:14 AM) Hell, listen to the side effects at the end of these commercials. Side effects of ___________ include, dry mouth, fever, bloating, skin pigmentation disorders, and diarrhea. If you eat daily, ___________ may not be right for you. Those who take __________ may be at a higher risk for prostare cancer and various types of liver diseases. Ask your doctor if __________ is right for you.
October 20, 200619 yr My favorites are 'stop using _____ if you start having seizures. Death is a possible side effect of _____. Live life happy again!'
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