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Drug ads on television must end now. Some drugs have more side effects than cigarettes.

Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:08 am
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
17687 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:08 am
Daily we are hit with ads for particular drugs sold to us by the for profit pharmaceutical companies via their "salesperson" known as your doctor. They have a compound effect on us, no pun intended.

Most of these drugs have far more debilitating effects, including death, than a cigarette does. We got rid of tobacco ads and drug ads MUST go away as well.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 10:08 am
Posted by BlackPawnMartyr
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2010
16155 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:11 am to
But if the media isn't paid off they may be motivated to investigate all the crimes in the drug companies.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
296539 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:13 am to
Good ole progressive consumer protection.
Posted by MintBerry Crunch
Member since Nov 2010
5822 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:15 am to
But how will I know which meds to tell my doctor to give me?

How will I know what to do about my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis? My UC?

Bobby needs to shut em down.
Posted by Pfft
Member since Jul 2014
4848 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:15 am to
Just make them change the name to the worst side effect.

Jardiens becomes known as leading to death.

I can't wait to take 'infection of skin of the paronym'.
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
46095 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:16 am to
Why does pharma need to advertise drugs to people when only doctors can prescribe them?
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
23154 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:16 am to
I'm not 100% in disagreement, but limiting speech and an entities ability to advertise just feels so...liberal.

That used to be a much bigger problem on this board. Oh well.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
296539 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:17 am to
quote:

Why does pharma need to advertise drugs to people when only doctors can prescribe them?


"Why do you need an AR15 to hunt?"
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Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:24 am to
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Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
32024 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:26 am to
take the lawyers off as well.

Did you know Big Pharma spends 9 billion a month on advertising... more than R&D.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 10:28 am
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
119977 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:27 am to
And none of these commercials have ever once convinced someone to buy their product (possibly outside of boner pills but those are much different than prescription). What they’re broadcasting them for is to bribe these news networks into lying for them. 71% of the corporate media’s financing comes from Big Pharma, so this would additionally wipe out the corporate news should this pass.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
32024 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:29 am to
quote:

And none of these commercials have ever once convinced someone to buy their product


No they don't, but it convinces people that they're sick...

WTF was restless leg syndrome before people saw it advertised.
Posted by Herschal
Land of the Free
Member since Sep 2011
2113 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:30 am to
Side effects include: vomiting, heart burn, indigestion, even death.

(People in the commerical)
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
17687 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:33 am to
quote:

I'm not 100% in disagreement, but limiting speech and an entities ability to advertise just feels so...liberal.

That used to be a much bigger problem on this board. Oh well.


I guess you are okay with subliminal sounds or music while shopping too, aren't ya?
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
48051 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:36 am to
quote:

Why does pharma need to advertise drugs to people when only doctors can prescribe them?

A question as old as time itself - starting with the first one to appear.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
94757 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:05 am to
The drugs themselves are irrelevant. Sure, they want you to ask your doctor about them, but they don't really care about individual drugs that they're running ads about.

They want access and leverage to keep your reporters from asking too many questions about drug costs, side effects, adverse events/reactions/interactions, etc.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10531 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:07 am to
How about being a free country with less government control? Why should government limit ads for a legal product?
Posted by Tr33fiddy
Hog Jaw, Arkansas (it exists)
Member since Aug 2023
1951 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:57 am to
quote:

Most of these drugs have far more debilitating effects, including death, than a cigarette does. We got rid of tobacco ads and drug ads MUST go away as well.


What's insane is i knew a very level headed and calm fella that killed himself taking a drug to quit smoking. Chantix is well known to cause suicide...murder and violent mood swings yet its still on the market. Just smoke cigarettes for crying out loud.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
296539 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 12:01 pm to
quote:



I guess you are okay with subliminal sounds or music while shopping too, aren't ya?


yes.

I'm not a progressive like you.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13713 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 12:15 pm to
I guess I must be unusual... I have never once seen any drug commercial and, after seeing it, thought... Hmm... I need to ask my doctor about taking that. Not really sure what the big deal is with them. But I realize I'm in the minority here with that novel opinion.
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