How do you know if your allergic to it until you take one?
The next time I see my Doctor I'm going to ask him how many people tell him what drug to prescribe
for them. I'll bet they have some good stories to tell.
Maybe with past history the Doc might know, but if you watch the pharmaceutical channel (Fox News) you would never know.

One of my many beefs with drug commercials. This isn't the worst, however. That goes to the laundry lists of side effects that are worse than the original ailment, the worst being the "life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum."

"Side effects include spontaneous decapitation, difficulty levitating, and believing you are Al Jolson..."

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Originally posted by egregore:
One of my many beefs with drug commercials. This isn't the worst, however. That goes to the laundry lists of side effects that are worse than the original ailment, the worst being the "life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum."

They should have said Fournier gangrene, instead. Sounds more sophisticated and less scary.

I’ve understood anti-depressants “may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts”. Isn’t that one of the things they are supposed to help prevent?

Ditto on what OP said. It's ridiculous for a warning to use the phrase don't take XXX if you're allergic! It's a friggin' made up 4-syllable phonetic word, no help at all.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
"Side effects include spontaneous decapitation, difficulty levitating, and believing you are Al Jolson..."

With a couple Bourbons I might spontaneous combust, the only time I levitate is when I trip on a root and I'm
about to faceplant into my garden, and for life of me I can't remember who Al Jolson is. And I'm not going to Google it.

I freaking HATE drug commercials .All these healthy looking people singing and dancing and playing volleyball , etc. Thank God for the Mute button .

90 per cent of those drug TV commercials are warnings about side effects and conditions of havoc.

Do people really go to their Doctor after seeing these ridicules commercials and ask/say they want to try the advertised drug?

Isn't that what Penny's job is to do as a Pharmaceutical Rep, educate the doctors on the 'new' drug and then let the Doctor prescribe it to their patients.

I HATE drug commercials, especially that one with 3 versions of the morons singing about the wonders of the drug. Am I really going to see the miracle drug on TV and then run to my Doctor and tell him I want that new drug? I think not.

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"life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum."

Taint good, that's for sure.

Like a fool I googled Fournier gangrene.

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Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
Do people really go to their Doctor after seeing these ridicules commercials and ask/say they want to try the advertised drug?

I expect they do, otherwise pharma wouldn't spend bazillions of dollars on the advertising. People probably see the advert and have that "Eureka!" moment and go see the doc when they otherwise wouldn't bother.

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Originally posted by Fredward:

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"life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum."

Taint good, that's for sure.

I see what you did there, that's not funny

Side effects of taking this drug may include increase in paid doctor vacations, increased market share, inflated stock price, and possible stockholder dividend. Use more often than directed please, those pharma girls gotta pay for their Porsches.

A skilled surgeon put two knees in my neighbor.

She is having them both replaced soon as she is allergic to the metal in them.

Debilitating pain for two months before the figured it out.

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Originally posted by bendable:
A skilled surgeon put two knees in my neighbor.

She is having them both replaced soon as she is allergic to the metal in them.

Debilitating pain for two months before the figured it out.

Coworker had his hip replaced, then the other, then first hip had a product recall, had to do it over.
Now he has had both of his knees replaced. I call him the Six Million dollar man. If that's me? Just shoot me.

Take the drug.

If it kills you, it's your fault. If it makes you sicker, you should have known better than to take it.

By the way if you don't take it, it's your fault for not trusting the science!

Also climate change.

I read somewhere that the first 10 seconds of a drug advertisement is used to tell you what it is for, and the rest of the ad dares you to take it.

Hey Doc, I saw these pills on the teevee...