Fuzz Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 No offence guys, but I find your medical commercials hilarious. Sitting in my hotel room doing a bit of work with the TV on and listening to the ads. There's more talk about side effects than there is about the benefits of the drug! 30 seconds of positive benefits and 1.5 minutes of side effects!! 4
Hurltim Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Oh wait until you hear 'may have a sudden urge to gamble..."
chris12381 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 None taken! And with respect to the side effects, we have drugs for those too!Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 2
MIKA27 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 34 minutes ago, Fuzz said: No offence guys, but I find your medical commercials hilarious. Sitting in my hotel room doing a bit of work with the TV on and listening to the ads. There's more talk about side effects than there is about the benefits of the drug! 30 seconds of positive benefits and 1.5 minutes of side effects!! Like this! From 0:14 to 0:47 is about side effects!! 1
AlohaStyle Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 The lawsuit society we live in... oh, and nasty drugs that will make you more sick eventually. How many commercials with Peyton Manning have you seen??
Fuzz Posted October 25, 2016 Author Posted October 25, 2016 Sometimes you gotta wonder if the drugs are worth it. It may help you suppress your symptoms or even cure the disease, but they'll give you a whole new bunch of problems!
Bohn007 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Fuzz said: No offence guys, but I find your medical commercials hilarious. Sitting in my hotel room doing a bit of work with the TV on and listening to the ads. There's more talk about side effects than there is about the benefits of the drug! 30 seconds of positive benefits and 1.5 minutes of side effects!! Usually ending with "and could cause heart attacks or death" 1
Sean3 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 It's the obscenely litigious nature of our society, and it's only getting worse. Seems if someone stubs their toe, they sue. 1
Fugu Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 4 hours ago, MIKA27 said: Like this! From 0:14 to 0:47 is about side effects!! Hilarious! I see plain packaging and health stickers at the doorsteps... 1
subport Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 5 hours ago, chris12381 said: None taken! And with respect to the side effects, we have drugs for those too! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk That's how you make them rich. Buying drugs for the side effects -> causing new ones -> get the drugs... etc...
anacostiakat Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Yea, they are horrible. Always love them when you are eating. And yet no booze ads on major channels. 1
BarryNY Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 What about the claim about the 4 hour erection and to seek "immediate medical attention" for that little blue pill??? I'd be seeking some other type of attention....if you get my drift 2
wabashcr Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 We have a real problem with pharmaceuticals in this country. The fact that prescription drugs are allowed to be advertised at all says a lot about where we are. I'm sure doctors love patients asking them for prescriptions for drugs they saw advertised during a football game. Of course some doctors have been been bought off by certain pharmaceuticals, but generally speaking there's no reason for prescription drugs to be marketed directly to consumers. There's a reason why most of the rest of the world doesn't allow it. The worst example I've seen is a new(er) late-stage cancer treatment called Opdivo. The commercials offer the chance to live longer. Fair enough, clinical trials showed patients live on average an extra 90 days. And there have been rare cases where patients have gone into full remission. But the reality is that for most people, you're adding an extra three months of late stage cancer treatment to the end of their lives (in addition to the possible side effects). That's not a strike against the drug itself, which is certainly very useful in many situations, but it's not at all what's depicted in the ad. 2
Corylax18 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 We aren't Patients anymore, just revenue streams, like every other business. Not just with prescription drugs, but the entire healthcare system in this country. If you get better, they cant keep taking your money. 1
LGC Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 EntitlementAttorneys Drug companies pushing productDoctors encouraged to push drugs and turnover more patients Basically, accountability is placed on the patient... yet everyone with their hand in the pot is only looking to cash in
BEVOSREVENGE Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 11 hours ago, Bohn007 said: Usually ending with "and could cause heart attacks or death" Death Therapy, Bob. It’s a guaranteed cure! 2
HarveyBoulevard Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 4 hours ago, srbbones said: Lawyers Watch it buddy... ...or I will sue you for defamation 2
Popular Post MaxG Posted October 25, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 25, 2016 5 hours ago, srbbones said: Lawyers 1 hour ago, HarveyBoulevard said: Watch it buddy... ...or I will sue you for defamation Apparently, it's one of those few professions where just mentioning the name defames it! - MG 5
Orion21 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Biotech is a HUGE business in the USA. I mean, you should see what some of these Biotech firms spend their money on...surely it's more R&D! Nope, I have a family member who is WAY up at one of the name companies in the Bay Area and what they spend on their "off sites" it truly surreal. Fully paid weeks at 5 star resorts, activities, dinners, give-a-ways etc. While I'm not against showing appreciation to employees I find it ironic that while drug prices increase they spend more and more money wining and dinning their employees. Would it not be better to regulate this type of "compensation" like is done in the financial sector? Not only would it mean more money returned to shareholders, but surely more to R&D etc.... 1
TheGipper Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 In before "it only costs them 5 cents to manufacture a pill that they sell for $50!"
srbbones Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 2 hours ago, HarveyBoulevard said: Watch it buddy... ...or I will sue you for defamation My favorite song. Especially the part starting at 0:32 . I kid, I kid!!!!! 1
Corylax18 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 55 minutes ago, Orion21 said: Biotech is a HUGE business in the USA. I mean, you should see what some of these Biotech firms spend their money on...surely it's more R&D! Nope, I have a family member who is WAY up at one of the name companies in the Bay Area and what they spend on their "off sites" it truly surreal. Fully paid weeks at 5 star resorts, activities, dinners, give-a-ways etc. While I'm not against showing appreciation to employees I find it ironic that while drug prices increase they spend more and more money wining and dinning their employees. Would it not be better to regulate this type of "compensation" like is done in the financial sector? Not only would it mean more money returned to shareholders, but surely more to R&D etc.... My cousin just switched positions from something at Gilead to Director of Institutional Accounts at Allergan. The sign-on package they gave her made me question what I'm doing with my life. It really is insane the kinds of perks they receive. She is located in New Jersey and fly's back to headquarters (bay area) once a month, business class, among plenty of other travel. She hasn't paid for her own hotel room or plane ticket in twenty years, she doesn't have enough free time to spend the points before they expire. They spend plenty on R&D for boner and heart pills, because rich white guys (with bad hearts and prostates) run the companies and have the most coin to spend on drugs. If steak, cigars, and single malt gave you Aids there would have been a cure 25 years ago. 1
luv2fly Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 2 hours ago, HarveyBoulevard said: Watch it buddy... ...or I will sue you for defamation 1 hour ago, MaxG said: Apparently, it's one of those few professions where just mentioning the name defames it! - MG I like it! Too bad my lawyer wife will not. No sense of humor that one. I am working on her, or as she says "working her last nerve" 1
MIKA27 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 11 hours ago, wabashcr said: We have a real problem with pharmaceuticals in this country. The fact that prescription drugs are allowed to be advertised at all says a lot about where we are. I'm sure doctors love patients asking them for prescriptions for drugs they saw advertised during a football game. Of course some doctors have been been bought off by certain pharmaceuticals, but generally speaking there's no reason for prescription drugs to be marketed directly to consumers. There's a reason why most of the rest of the world doesn't allow it. The worst example I've seen is a new(er) late-stage cancer treatment called Opdivo. The commercials offer the chance to live longer. Fair enough, clinical trials showed patients live on average an extra 90 days. And there have been rare cases where patients have gone into full remission. But the reality is that for most people, you're adding an extra three months of late stage cancer treatment to the end of their lives (in addition to the possible side effects). That's not a strike against the drug itself, which is certainly very useful in many situations, but it's not at all what's depicted in the ad. Well even in this one from 00:40 - 1:12 is all about side effects but in this instance where one had terminal cancer anyway and late stage, who'd give a flying F and NOT give it a shot??
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