Posted by fachad on March 13, 2002, at 10:53:32
In reply to Re: pharmaceutical news flash, posted by andyboy on March 12, 2002, at 9:13:56
>The first 15 seconds is a regular commercial and the next 15 is the warnings.
This really cracks me up. The ad is all like "take WonderDrug and your life will be so much better". In the background there are fields of green grass, sunshine, and laughing children.
Then a fast speaking, monotone, warning blurb.
"WonderDrug has been known to cause problems such as heart attacks, stroke, kidney and liver failure. People with any health problems at all should ask their doctor before taking WonderDrug. WonderDrug has been known to cause seizures and violent hemorrhaging from every orifice. If you notice blood spewing from any of your orifices while taking WonderDrug, report this to your doctor. Also, there have been reports of spontaneous human combustion of patients taking WonderDrug. Therefore, it is not recommended that you smoke cigarettes or pump your own gas while taking WonderDrug. See package insert for details."
Then it's back to the laughing children, and the warm pleasant voice asks, "The only thing to wonder about, is why you are not taking WonderDrug!"
> Its been a few weeks, but when I was out of work I used to always see Wellbutrin commercials-and the big push was "A decreased likelihood of sexual side effects".
> These prescription drug commercials are something else. The first 15 seconds is a regular commercial and the next 15 is the warnings. McDonalds should do this in their commercials!
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