[markomalley]

I personally don't care to see those Cialis ads either, but that's because they're tacky...

Having said that, unless they're false, they should be voluntarily eliminated because of taste...not because of eeeeeevvvvvviiiiiillllll capitalism.

[BenLurkin]

I won’t miss them.

[gorush]

In an addendum, the FDA has ruled that Cialis may not be prescribed to attorneys. Apparently it just makes them taller.

[ConorMacNessa]

I'm wondering when the first product liability suit will come along by some disgruntled consumer who didn't get the four-hour erection.

"I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender
the members of my command while they still have the means to resist."

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Cialis is one of the tamer ads. Those side effects can be down right entertaining.

The real problem is doctors wives don’t want the little nubile young hotties going around to the doctor’s office selling their wares.

[boycott]

Didn’t the AMA endorse Hussein ObamaCare?

I think they’ve become a bought off liberal group sort of like what happened to the Chamber of Commerce.

[fatnotlazy]

These days, if the AMA is against something, I'm for it and vice versa. Remember that the AMA pushed for Obamacare.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Chiropractors and physical therapists will fight any attempt by the government to remove Cialis advertisements.

[CodeToad]

The AMA are a bunch of communists. About 25% of doctors belong and those are usually new doctors looking for benefits from the AMA. The AMA is a joke and has helped destroy healthcare in America.

[rellimpank]

—personally, I’d be happy to see NO ads for anything used internally or externally for anything from split ends to toenail fungus, but I don’t want the AMA deciding what I see -——

[Red Badger]

We were watching a TV show the other night, and 80% of the ads were for drugs.....................

[lightman]

Ending prescription drug advertising, coupled with real tort reform, is the only way to have true “health care reform”.

[Sooth2222]

"The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for a ban on consumer advertising for prescription drugs and medical devices, saying such marketing could be driving demand for unnecessary expensive treatments."

The AMA has been doing a pretty good job itself, "driving demand for unnecessary expensive treatments".

The AMA and pretty much everybody else had a seat at the Obamacare discussion table. Everybody except patients/consumers.

[Smokin' Joe]

I don't get the thing about TWO bathtubs...

Anyway, I have a feeling this is more about the extensive listing of side effects for drugs during the commercial....

Get rid of that dry, scaly skin! Talk to your doctor about Itsmoothsya!

May cause seizures, heart failure, loss of genitalia, in some patients arms and legs fell off, blindness may occur if you are on other medication. consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking Itsmoothsya, and cease taking Itsmoothsya if you experience signs of shortness of breath, swelling of the lips or airway, a rash or hives, which may herald an allergic reaction and seek immediate medical attention...

I'll scratch, Doc!!

I think all the warnings are bad for business.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

I don't like consumer-targeted drug ads, but, it's not the government or the AMA’s right to suppress distribution of information. If the ads are false, and the drugs don't work, or if they don't tell you about major side effects, then that's false advertising. Otherwise, it's free speech, and if they can afford the ad, it's their business.

If we let politicians lie as they so often do on national television, then why should be restrict drug manufacturers from telling the truth about their products?

We are now living in the USSR. It's amazing to see, and my heart is heavy.

[Adder]

Doctors are free to not write the prescriptions.

[Grampa Dave]

“Having said that, unless they’re false, they should be voluntarily eliminated because of taste...not because of eeeeeevvvvvviiiiiillllll capitalism.”

Liberal MDs don’t want patients to know anything about drugs, how they work, side effects and the good things.

They want to rx generic drugs to be part of the Obama care with cookbook diagnosis and cheap drugs, which are often not as effective and as good for the patients.

Not all new drugs are better and some are definitely better for the patients.

[Reno89519]

Probably won’t happen and has far reaching implications but I would love to see end of all ads for any drugs, especially prescription drugs. How much might that save in costs?

[Gay State Conservative]

My cardiologist,who's a senior faculty member at Harvard Medical School (and a longtime friend of mine),has told me that it drives him (and his collegues) up a wall when patients demand a particular medication that they saw on TV.He bemoans the time he wastes convincing those patients that while Medication X might be right for *some* people it's not right for *them*.

[TomGuy]

Good!

I hate those drug commercials and their endless list of potential side-effects.

There was a time, long ago, in a far away world, prescription drug advertisements were not allowed on TV.

[Chickensoup]

Personally I think it all should be over the counter.