Who's fed up with drug commericials?

[Jess from VA]

You know big pharmaceuticals are making money hand over fist, because they seem to have every third or forth commercial on every station on the TV (hundreds of them).  And seemingly hundreds of different types of dope too. 

Dope for this, dope for that.  And all the bla bla side effects and disclaimers.

Just a few minutes ago, I saw one that takes the cake.  It was some kind of natural testosterone enhancer, supposed to improve your sex drive and ability.

The thing was, while the announcer was yacking away, they had a great big guy carrying heavy furniture around (with a smile on his face).

Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around? 

[cookiedough]

maybe the big dude was going to get some after helping move the furniture?   

[csj]

The half dozen or so Side Effects seem to be more scary than the original medical issue.

[..]

I don't see them because I don't pay to bring them into my home.

[Serk]

While they're making good money, the amount of money required to bring a drug to market isn't helping things.... Remove the crazy expensive dog and pony show they have to go through to bring a new drug to market and I might worry a little more about the amount of money "Big Pharma" is making...

I don't see them because I don't pay to bring them into my home.

And that too.... I don't even like having the antenna TV on anymore...

[NewValker]

There should be a bodily function channel.
Anything that has anything to do with ANY bodily function including side effects, that you are interested in, go there and see it.
Craig

[Rams]

Just a few minutes ago, I saw one that takes the cake.  It was some kind of natural testosterone enhancer, supposed to improve your sex drive and ability.

The thing was, while the announcer was yacking away, they had a great big guy carrying heavy furniture around (with a smile on his face).

Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around? 

Next time we meet, remind me and I'll tell ya a story..... 

Rams. 

[Willow]

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Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around? 

Moving furniture when feeling like having sex?  Yes.  That's me.       Every time I've been moving furniture I felt like having sex. 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Jess … Bless your heart … Never underestimate the power of some trim for moving a couch … Have truck will travel.

[DIGGER]

...
Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around? 

Moving furniture when feeling like having sex?  Yes.  That's me.       Every time I've been moving furniture I felt like having sex. 

Yeah....but then......you probably feel like having sex all the time   

[Willow]

...
Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around? 

Moving furniture when feeling like having sex?  Yes.  That's me.       Every time I've been moving furniture I felt like having sex. 

Yeah....but then......you probably feel like having sex all the time   

Not all the time.  There was that once ...   

[John Schmidt]

...
Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around?  

Moving furniture when feeling like having sex?  Yes.  That's me.      Every time I've been moving furniture I felt like having sex.  

Hmmm....in place of or in addition to?    Our furniture is too heavy for me to move(except for a couple chairs), I'm sure that's the reason the rest has fallen by the wayside.  

I recall an old poem that goes something like this:
When I was young and in my prime,
all my muscles were supple all the time.
Did I say "all"...nay, all but one.
Now I'm old and beyond my prime,
all my muscles are stiff all the time.
Did I say "all"...nay, all but one.
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The words may be off a bit but the message is the same. Yet, there's hope for all of us according to my neighbor gal. She's a physical therapist at a large local hospital and she had a good giggle a couple weeks ago that she shared with me. Seems the cardiac monitor went off at the nurses station and immediately the head nurse runs down the hall fully expecting a stat situation. She went bursting into the room only to be met by as was described by her...."the skinny white butt of a 90 yr. old man fully engaged in the horizontal mambo with his somewhat younger wife." She discreetly stepped out and closed the door, surprised it was quite a few more minutes before the monitor quit going off. Nothing was said about it but from what I can gather it was quite the subject of discussion for a few days. I'm going in for gall bladder surgery in a couple weeks, but my wife won't be visiting me. 

[DirtyDan]

By the time they get done with the risks/ side effects I’m more scared of the drugs then the sickness.

MS is no bargain and the drugs.......

Enjoy it while you can 

Dan

[Jess from VA]

Seems the cardiac monitor went off at the nurses station and immediately the head nurse runs down the hall fully expecting a stat situation. She went bursting into the room only to be met by as was described by her...."the skinny white butt of a 90 yr. old man fully engaged in the horizontal mambo with his somewhat younger wife." She discreetly stepped out and closed the door, surprised it was quite a few more minutes before the monitor quit going off. Nothing was said about it but from what I can gather it was quite the subject of discussion for a few days. I'm going in for gall bladder surgery in a couple weeks, but my wife won't be visiting me.

Good story John.  

If Rita was able to visit you (at the same hospital), just make sure that 90yo man has been discharged first.

If I'm ever in the hospital with a heart monitor on, I hope I can remember to pull that tape off before having sex.    

On the other hand, if I was 90, I might just leave it on on purpose to show off to the nursing staff.

[RP#62]

I can't get past the list of side effects.  I saw one the other day that one of the possible side effects was "unusual thigh bone fractures"  and  another was "genital gangrene".  My favorite though was a drug for migraines that had a headaches as side effect.

-RP

[DIGGER]

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Now I ask you, the last time you felt like having sex, how many of you went right out and started moving heavy furniture around?  

Moving furniture when feeling like having sex?  Yes.  That's me.      Every time I've been moving furniture I felt like having sex.  

Don't know why this coversation made me think of it but on a construction site once at lunch the conversation was how our wives and girlfriends would sometimes get mad at us and "Cut Us Off",.......an older construction guy married for 44 yrs spoke up and said "Heck....my wife cut me off once for 6 months before I even knew it!!"        

[John Schmidt]

Digger, that sounds like the guy that said he thought his wife was dead. The sex was the same but the dishes are piling up in the sink. 

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

I am definitely sick of them, but I try enjoy making fun of them.

"Don't take XXX if you are allergic to XXX."    Ummmm... how do I know I'm allergic to it if I've never taken it?


Some of the names they give the drugs are amusing, too.


Oh, and I kinda want herpes. It appears to come with a cute girl, a mint early Bronco, and a puppy.

[Jess from VA]

I don't know if you know this, but there is some rule that every drug sold has to have two names.

The real name, and an alias. 

By it's very nature, aliases appear dishonest.

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Why didn't I take the blue pill?

[DIGGER]

Digger, that sounds like the guy that said he thought his wife was dead. The sex was the same but the dishes are piling up in the sink. 

Ha

[DIGGER]

I am definitely sick of them, but I try enjoy making fun of them.

"Don't take XXX if you are allergic to XXX."    Ummmm... how do I know I'm allergic to it if I've never taken it?


Some of the names they give the drugs are amusing, too.



Oh, and I kinda want herpes. It appears to come with a cute girl, a mint early Bronco, and a puppy.

Like the 8 yr old boy went to the pharmacy and told the pharmacist that he needed some tampons.  The pharmacist asked him why he needed tampons.   The little boy said "Because the commercial on TV said that if you got tampons you get to go swimming and horseback riding and mountain climbing and............"

[Black Pearl's Captain]

I don't know if you know this, but there is some rule that every drug sold has to have two names.
The real name, and an alias. 

Well kind of, it can actually have many other alias names. New drugs have a generic name and a brand marketing name. The brand name pill can only be sold by the patent holder until the patent runs out. After that other companies can sell it and call the drug by their own companies marketing name. For instance ibuprofen has a few other names.

Act-3         
Actiprofen         Canada[3]
Actron         Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
Adagin         Romania
Addaprin         USA[3]
Adex         Israel
Advifen         Iran, Uganda, Afghanistan, Iraq
Advil         Australia, Brazil, Canada,[3] Colombia, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Republic of Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, USA,[3] Romania
A-G Profen         USA[3]
Aktren         Austria, Germany
Alaxan         Philippines
Alges-X         Switzerland
Algifor         Switzerland
Algoflex         Hungary
Algofren         Greece
Alivium         Brazil
Arinac         Pakistan
Arthrofen   tablet   200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg   UK[1]
Artofen         Israel
Betagesic         South Africa
Betaprofen         South Africa
Blokmax         Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia
Bonifen         Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia
Brufen   tablet, caplet, oral syrup, miscible granules   tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg;
syrup: 100 mg/5 mL;
granules: 600 mg/sachet   Austria, Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, UK,[1] Romania
Brufen Retard[7]   sustained-release film-coated caplet   800 mg   UK,[1] Poland, Norway[8]
Bufen         USA[3]
Bugesic         Australia
Buplex[9]         Ireland
Buprovil         Brazil
Burana         Finland, Norway[8]
Caldolor         USA
Calprofen   oral syrup   100 mg/5 mL   UK[1]
Cap-Profen         USA[3]
Combiflam         India[10][11]
Dalsy[12]         Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Spain
Dismenol         Austria
Diverin         Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia
Dolgit         Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Turkey
Dolofort         Austria
Doloraz         Jordan
Dolormin         Germany
Dolo-Spedifen         Switzerland
Dorival         
Easofen[13]         Ireland
Ebufac   tablet   200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg   UK[1]
EmuProfen         USA
Espidifen         Spain
Eve         Japan
Faspic   Tablet   200 mg, 400 mg,   Philippines The Cathay Drug Company, Inc.
Fenbid   topical gel   10%   China, UK[1]
Fenpaed   oral liquid   20 mg/mL   UK, New Zealand[14]
Feverfen   oral liquid   100 mg/5 mL   UK[1]
Finalflex         Slovenia
Galprofen         UK[citation needed]
Gelofen         Iran
Genpril         USA[3]
Haltran         USA[3]
Hedex         Kenya, Uganda
Herron Blue         Australia
I-Prin         USA[3]
i-profen         New Zealand
Ibalgin         Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania
Ibrofen         Thailand
Ibu or IBU         Chile, USA[3]
IBUFEN         Israel
Íbúfen         Iceland
Ibugan         Thailand
Ibugel   topical gel   10%   UK[1]
Ibuflam         Germany, South Africa
Ibugesic         Latvia
IbuHEXAL         Germany
Ibuleve   topical gel      Israel, UK
Ibum         Poland
Ibumax         Finland, South Africa
Ibumetin         Austria, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Norway[8]
Ibumidol         Uruguay
Ibupain         South Africa
Ibupirac         Uruguay
Ibuprofen   tablet, caplet, oral liquid, topical gel   tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg; caplet: ??;
oral liquid: 100 mg/5 mL;
topical gel: 5%   UK,[1] Canada,[3] Norway, Romania,[8] USA,[3] Belgium; Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden
Ibuprofene         Italy
Ibuprohm         USA[3]
Ibuprom         Poland, Italy , Spain , Portugal , Bulgaria , Russia
Ibuprox         Norway[8]
Ibuprosyn         Finland
IBU-Ratiopharm         Germany
Ibustar         Latvia
Ibutabs         Finland
Ibu-Tab         USA[3]
Ibu-Vivimed         Germany
Ibux         Norway[8]
Ibuxin         Finland
Ipren         Denmark, Sweden
Irfen         Switzerland
Kratalgin         Austria
Lotem         South Africa
Medicol         Philippines
Midol         USA[3]
Moment         Italy
Motrin         Canada,[3] Republic of Macedonia, USA[3]
Mypaid         South Africa
Myprodol         South Africa
Narfen         South Korea
Naron Ace         Japan
Neobrufen         Spain
Neofen         Croatia
Norvectan         Spain
Nuprin         Canada, USA[3]
Nureflex         Austria
Nurofen   tablet, caplet, oral liquid, topical gel[4][15]   tablet: 200 mg;
oral liquid: 100 mg/5 mL   Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Republic of Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK[1][4][15]
Orbifen   oral liquid   100 mg/5 mL   UK[1]
Paduden         Romania
Panafen         Australia
Perifar         Uruguay
Profin         Iraq
Proprinal         USA[3]
Proris         Indonesia
Q-Profen         USA[3]
Ranfen         South Africa
Rapidol         Croatia
Ratiodolor         Austria
Rimafen   tablet   200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg   UK[1]
Salvarina         Spain
Sarixell         Netherlands
Solpaflex         Slovenia
Spedifen         France
Speedpain NANO         South Korea
Spidifen         Belgium, Portugal
Tefin         Ireland
Unafen         India
Upfen         Republic of Macedonia

[JimmyG]

If while taking #&%^$@, you experience bloating, gums bleeding, ears ringing,your skin turning blue, your eyes bleed, your anas starts smoking, toenails fall off, difficulty breathing,eyes bulge out, testicles swell profusely,  projectile vomiting, black out spells, nostrils bleed, heart palpitations, urine turns dark red, teeth fall out, hairs loss in patches, fingernails curl, skin develops large carbuncles develop on the soles of your feet, stop taking and consult your physician.     

[Serk]

This drug commercial works for me at least...

(Harsh audible language warning)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRhlwJ49Os

[Jess from VA]

 

[G-Man]

Just an FYI........

The listed side effects of a drug is composed of adverse events that patients have while taking investigational drugs within clinical trials.  The side effect will make the list if the event occurs a certain amount of times within a segment of the patient population or if the event occurs a certain amount of times in the drug group compared to the placebo group in blinded types of trials.

This does NOT mean that the drug caused the side effect, just that a certain number of patients experienced the event during the trial.  My favorite example of this was a drug that had the listed side effect of pregnancy.  Now of course the drug didn't get the patient pregnant, however, a certain amount or % of women on the drug during trials got pregnant. 

 

[Gavin_Sons]

Just an FYI........

The listed side effects of a drug is composed of adverse events that patients have while taking investigational drugs within clinical trials.  The side effect will make the list if the event occurs a certain amount of times within a segment of the patient population or if the event occurs a certain amount of times in the drug group compared to the placebo group in blinded types of trials.

This does NOT mean that the drug caused the side effect, just that a certain number of patients experienced the event during the trial.  My favorite example of this was a drug that had the listed side effect of pregnancy.  Now of course the drug didn't get the patient pregnant, however, a certain amount or % of women on the drug during trials got pregnant. 

 

So maybe it caused the women to become very eager to fornicat? Can you get me some of that for my wife?