There’s no shortage of things that piss me off, and seeing commercials for prescription medication is something that definitely is somewhere near the top of that list. Perhaps this is primitive thinking, but if I am sick or have some kind of medical problem, I should see a doctor.
The doctor diagnoses, then prescribes. Admittedly, I’m not so worldly, but I bet that the United States has by far the most money thrown into the marketing and advertising of prescription medication.
Especially in terms of the elderly, you’ll often see that their medicine cabinets resemble that of a pharmacy. So many of these people take meds for everything.
With so many old people combo-izing, why not approach advertising in the same matter…
For example, combine Advair, a drug that helps with breathing, with Viagra, the impotency drug.
Combining these drugs in commercials is not only more cost effective in terms of buying ad space, but it’s logical too. What old man wouldn’t want to breathe more freely and have nice erections?
Obviously, if combining two drugs produces a side-effect that is fatal, I probably would have some moral issues with advertising those together, but other than that…..
Shawn on July 1st, 2009
It really is out of control. I can only imagine these poor doctors, who have the patients coming in telling them what they need based on a cartoon butterfly or bee.
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