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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:25:12 AM EDT
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Yes there are to many people that see one of those commercials and say hey maybe I need that. There are alot of hypocondriac wannabees out there.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:26:37 AM EDT
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Why do you think drug costs in the US are out of control?
Im all for the free market, but here was a reason we used to not let drug companies advertise. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:30:06 AM EDT
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We are a country of people who "need" to have a label, and to go with your "label" you need to be able to tell all your friends which "scrips" you are taking.
We are a nation of hypochondriac pussies who love to see our doctor and get new medications and the labels that accompany them. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:38:10 AM EDT
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Drug companies are like big oil... Most people don't understand the amount of money these guys bring in..
To bring a new drug to market (not rerelase an old drug with something added because the patent was about to run out) can cost a drug Co as much as $5 BILLION dollars! So in turn they will charge as much as the market will pay for such drugs. With insurance and the drug Co's in lockstep this can cause the price of drugs to be over $5 FOR ONE PILL!!! The patents on drugs are very short, usually only 5 years. Turning a profit on a $5 billion dollar investment can be hard to do... Then the patent runs out.. This is when you see the ads for drugs.. Once the patent is up anyone who wants to can now make the drug and sell it as generic. Srug Co's will run ads to keep your mind off the lower priced copy so they can keep the profit up. IMO this is a bunch of bullshit! I have some problems that cause me to have to take up to 17 pills a day. One of them costs $3.75 per pill.. I take 8 of these a day.. If I did not have good insurance and my father was not a doctor and getting free samples I would be in a world of shit.... |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:40:55 AM EDT
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"Big Pharma's" strangle hold on the world has been exposed thanks to Kevin Trudeau and other authors as well as websites like Natural Cure Secrets.
There are alternative medicines that have been proven to be just as effective, or more effective than the outrageously priced prescription drugs and people are taking notice. This is why we are seeing the aggressive marketing tactics. Theses alternatives are not nearly as dangerous and have virtually no side effects. The FDA and .gov are now trying to pass regulations on the sale of these alternative "dietary supplements" so that they won't cut into the multi-BILLION DOLLAR profits of Big Pharma. Read up on the CODEX Conspiracy 
...... Next time you have a 'condition' try one of the alternatives first. Then stock up on them because it appears they wont be available in the near future if .gov has their way. I personally have had success with the ones I've used. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:46:07 AM EDT
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We have a population that generally *DEMANDS* to be told what to do, what to buy and what to think via "The Media". Few think for themselves and fewer actively seek out information, they simply respond to whatever shit they're fed.
Now you have them bombarded with ideas about every form of disease known to mankind and urge them to seek out drugs to "help" them. Create FUD in the mind of the consumer about their health and then at the same time, offer them a "solution" (for the right price). I'm sick of it (no pun intended). |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:46:52 AM EDT
[#7]
yes they do
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:48:12 AM EDT
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I get a kick out of the commercials for "Restless Legs Syndrome". How the hell is that any kind of a condition?
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:52:58 AM EDT
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Side effects include anal bleeding.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 9:59:08 AM EDT
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I love them. (My Dad worked for one of the big drug companies.)
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Posted: 12/30/2006 10:02:46 AM EDT
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While the cost of Rx meds in the US are out of control, I consider advertising on TV a serious misallocation of financial resources. It's just as bad as the "drug reps" that get a car allowance, 90k salary, and an expense account to wine and dine physicians and providers so they'll use or prescribe the newest and best designer drug.
That's my .02. 
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Posted: 12/30/2006 10:56:50 AM EDT
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Not only annoying, but they're stupid.
"Ask your Doctor about XXXXX." Usually, nowhere in the ad do they even mention what condition the drug is supposed to treat. I can just see myself walking into the Doctor's office saying, "I saw a commercial for XXXXX. I'm supposed to ask you if it's right for me." Fucking ridiculous. 
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Posted: 12/30/2006 10:58:22 AM EDT
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Think about this, if a medication costs $20 a day, but it keeps you out of the hospital, is the price really "out of control"? RF |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:03:43 AM EDT
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I agree that that ads are unnecessary.. visit your dr, tell him your problem, let him give you your options..
The ads remind me of the joke one of the Blue Collar Tours Guys tells about his wife being a hypocondriact - "But honey, you dont even have testiculars!!" brian |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:22:12 AM EDT
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I dont care for them, but I would rather watch a prescription commercial than an attorney commercial or a female hygene products....
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:33:15 AM EDT
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It MIGHT help your hay fever , but it WILL you dizzyness , insomnia and headache.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:36:24 AM EDT
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They don't really bother me but I don't watch much TV anyway.
I actually like the commercials for Actonel. The actress on those is pretty hot for an old bag. 
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:42:38 AM EDT
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http://www.jibjab.com/originals/originals/jibjab/movieid/70
enjoy 
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:45:04 AM EDT
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Be glad you don't have it. I do, and sometimes it is absolute HELL. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:46:23 AM EDT
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You need to take a basic marketing course.
It's the same reason why Intel advertises. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:49:55 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Not only annoying, but they're stupid. "Ask your Doctor about XXXXX." Usually, nowhere in the ad do they even mention what condition the drug is supposed to treat. I can just see myself walking into the Doctor's office saying, "I saw a commercial for XXXXX. I'm supposed to ask you if it's right for me." Fucking ridiculous. [/quoteI hate that, too! It's one thing if you have asthma and they say "Here's a new asthma medication... ask your doctor." But wtf, if there is no clue as to what the med is for, then why do I even want to watch the commercial? I can just see myself asking my doctor about a new pill, only to be told that it is for enlarged prostate or erectile dysfunction or something. No way. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:53:06 AM EDT
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Marketing creates demand. Have you ever noticed all of these drugs advertised are ones you take every day? Not just when you don't feel well. Wonder why that is? Why do you need to take an allergy medication in the winter in fucking Montana? Not for you, but for the drug companies profits. I think the drug companies are guilty of making up "diseases" so they have something to peddle. Restless leg syndrome, and acid reflux come to mind. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:57:34 AM EDT
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Yes, they're annoying, but not as annoying as the jewelers' commercials.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 12:03:17 PM EDT
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don't forget the greasy stools |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 12:03:47 PM EDT
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the commercials are annoying and being told stuff like possible side effects doesn't make it anymore appealing.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 12:48:23 PM EDT
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it's branding. you imprint the name in the consumer's mind. why do we buy kleenex when there's a multitude of other brands of tissue?
in the penis-pill department there's viagra, cialis and levitra, but viagra is the name people use the most in conversations, jokes, whatever... once you get the consumer to identify your product's name as the actual product then you've got it made. how come it seems there are far more defenders of big oil than big pharmas here? to me they're both the same as far as being profiteering, unethical, and necessary evils. you guys own more oil stock? |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 1:18:10 PM EDT
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Be glad you don't need Zyvox, they are about $60 a pill. Then again, if you need to take Zyvox the cost is the least of your worries anyway. I worked for a company that worked on marketing for the Pharmas and this was one of many drugs we worked with. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 1:27:49 PM EDT
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Make no mistake about it, acid reflux is real. I don't consider it a disease, but it is a condition that is helped a LOT by medication. I only take one prescription medication and that is Prilosec for acid reflux. Granted, I wouldn't die without it, but it does make life more pleasant. Luckily the VA gives it to me for free otherwise I wouldn't spend my own money on it. |
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