Is anyone else as sick of all those stupid prescription drug advertisements as me? You know those TV ads that last about
a minute promoting some obscure prescription drug for the ancient or ED stricken. Seriously people, wtf? These ads usually start
out by introducing the medical condition you've never heard of, then continue by having some voice over list all the possible risks
associated with taking the drug? I hate these ads so much every time I see one, I kill a lolcat and sometimes lolkittens.
The ads might be bearable if it weren't for two points; one: they are prescription drugs; two: they list every possible
complication from taking the drug. What's wrong with those two points I can hear you asking yourself. Well, read on...
Point one. They always tell you to "Ask your doctor about fill in the blank". You'd
think that, y'know being doctors and all, they'd already know what FREAKING prescriptions to give to their patients and that
they'd somehow forget that their patients with COPD & chronic bronchitis might need to take whatevallix. Yeah, that kinda
sh*t just slips their mind all the time. That's why the drug companies want you to remind them. These drug companies
want hypochondriacs beg their doctors for their medication so they can make money. America's self-medicating retards need to get
off the (pill)bottles.
Point two. I have no doubt that rattling off every possible side-effect known to man is mandated by some federal law. What a thorough
a waste of everyone's time. The 99% of the population without whatever obscure medical condition is forced to waste 30 seconds of time
listing to things like do not take prylocsiceahagphineotsious if you have liver disease, women who are pregnant or may become
pregnant should not handle prylocsiceahagphineotsious because... Wait a second, may become pregnant? Isn't that like all women between
14 and 45 with working ovaries? I love the ones that have to say taking this sh*t might cause death. It's like they have to advertise
against themselves.
I think it would be lulz-worthy if they added to these long lists, don't let your teenage kids gank these
from your medicine cabinet, it would fck them up. Seriously people!
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