American pharmaceutical ads are weird. I guess I’m just not free enough to understand them?
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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Having seen recent statistics -
*too free
Ftfy
Canada is a bit on the weird side too. For us companies can either advertise what their drug does, or advertise their name, but not both.
What? How does that work? Have I just never noticed because we get so many American ads?
or advertise their name
As in, the name of the drug or the name of the company?
both the name of the drug and/or the manufacturer.
This is the best one. Larry the Cable Guy!
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I mean, here (in Germany) we have ads for meds too, but only for freely available stuff that you can reasonably self-medicate. Like ibuprofen and stuff
You mean the ads with the old people who, suddenly, are able to cycle again?
Gendered multi vitamin ads every time
And the ads with old people who can go on balloon trips again without shitting their pants!
"I don't have to worry about it anymore*
Proceeds to make really bad jokes about having bladder issues
Side-by-side sunset bathtubs on a cliff too!
*watching sport stream from American tv channel *
Hmm, this psoriasis drug seems quite effective! Maybe I should ask my doctor about it!
Warnings at the end of the ad: "do not take if you have, have had, or ever will have the sniffles, as the deaths of yourself and everyone you've ever loved will result"
Nah, I think I'll pass..
Real one:
"If you have mild to moderate rheumatoid arthritis, VIOXX may be able to treat your pain. Ask your doctor about VIOXX, he has all the facts about whether it's right for you."
"Okay so yes, 140,000 people got severe heart disease and a bunch of them died of heart attacks, but in our defense, the only reason we deliberately mislead your doctor about the safety of VIOXX was so we could make a shitload of money".
Gottem lmao
The rest of the world: Advertise drugs to doctors
America: Advertise drugs to people
Oh they definitely advertise to doctors as well
...Aaaand then put them in prison for obtaining any similar molecule.
TV: "Ask your doctor about DRUG today!"
Me: "Shouldn't my doctor be the one telling me about DRUG? Cuz, like... He actually thinks I need it?"
Of course even that is not necessarily the best... If the doctor gets a kickback for pushing a certain drug, they're no better.
This somehow looks and feels like Dilbert
The commercial told me to tell my doctor this medication was right for me