This is a post about drugs.No, not recreational drugs but prescription drug advertising. Watching television you can't get away from drug ads continuously being aired. It always starts out wit "Ask your doctor if our drug will help you". I wonder if doctors get tired of being asked for a specific drug. Maybe no, since they may get "free" samples etc. And now every condition has to have an acronym. COPD,AMD, FMS, IBS, just to name a few of the hundreds. Then the ad goes on to say how their drug will help that condition. "Take our drug and you can roll up your sleeves or wear a bathing suit again". "Take our drug and you can read a book to your grandchild without getting out of breath!" Then there are the side affects. Taking this drug may cause a wide range of side affects even death! and don't take it if you are allergic to it. How are you supposed to know that if you never took it? Now I'm starting to see "ASK your Vet" ads.
Ugh! There's no end to them. I believe we're one of the only countries that allow drug adds on tv. I'm sure that won't change any time soon. There's too much money involved.
