should drug companies be allowed to advertise medications on tv?
this is not allowed in canada. i was watching a baseball game out of minnesota and every second commercial is a drug ad.
shareAmerican drug advertising is sooooo shady. Most of the time they don't even tell you what the drug treats, they just show happy people outside in sunshine and imply that you should ask your doctor if it's right for you. Then the list of scary side effects.
Yeah. No.
Exactly, half or more are selling snake oil
‘Whoo-hoo, my skin used to itch but I swapped that shit out for suicidal thoughts and scrotal cramps and now I’m with my beautiful family at the beach, YAY!
Many of the side effects are as bad as or worse than what the ailment is
Usually the side effects only show up in less than 1% but they are legally required to list ALL of it, significant or not. The extremely minor risks are worth the amelioration of the condition. For instance, millions get allergy shots monthly even though one of the potential side effects is death.
shareI understand that completely. I was just commenting on American drug commercials.
shareI dunno, I don't mind them so much anymore (on the very rare occasion that I am exposed to tv commercials anymore). If they lead to anyone getting help they needed then it's all good by me. I remember long side effect list jokes on SNL over 20 years ago. Desensitized.
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