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?
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!
Side-by-side sunset bathtubs on a cliff too!
"I don't have to worry about it anymore*
Proceeds to make really bad jokes about having bladder issues
The rest of the world: Advertise drugs to doctors
America: Advertise drugs to people
...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?"
The commercial told me to tell my doctor this medication was right for me