Posted on 11/08/2024 6:08:03 AM PST by Red Badger
Good!
a twofer
Good. The ads are not ads. They are insurance.
By paying the companies for ad space, the TV companies and reports became dependent on that ad revenue and therefore would not criticize the pharma cos.
If that ad revenue disappears by law, then maybe, just maybe those TV reporters will investigate and do their jobs...
This is one of the reasons I was OK with RFK joining forces with Trump. While some of his theories are a little nutty for my liking, he’s spot on about what Big Pharma is up to and how it’s not in the best interest of everyday Americans.
Big Pharma is (by what I suppose is a huge margin) the number 1 advertiser on TV... and their editorial influence is considerable, especially in light of what happened to the US during COVID.
I welcome reform in that area.
Some list life threatening side affects, thoughts of suicide, and many, many other terrible side effects.
Very astute observation!
Still trying to find where, in that pesky constitution thingie, that the fed was granted the right to regulate drugs and the airwaves.....
It’s in the penumbra beside the abortion thingy.............
I love the don’t take “this” if you are allergic. How would you know if you haven’t taken it?
And lawyer ads are number two..................If I didn’t know any better then I’d think they were in cahoots.................
It was really surreal to see Republicans chanting “Bobby!” the other night.
Who woulda thunk it?
Good! defund big media!
I would be happy never to see another Wegovy or Jardiance commercial again
Side effects include...just about everything. Tell your doctor about ....
So, you’re starting to see why the panic is setting in, right?
These ads have turned medication into snack food, encouraging consumers to pop pills by the fistful, and they made Big Pharma wealthy beyond imagination.
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Dont buy this. The greater fault by far is with consumers and the metal health profesionals prescribing the pills. People want to believe that they can solve their emotional problems and human weaknesses with pills rather than Church, good parents, or even a wise neighbor. No drug company forced school nurses to push Ritalin onto rowdy boys. People who take more than prescribed doses of pain killers are their own worst enemies.
It’s astonishing to know that America is one of only two countries on the face of the earth (the other is New Zealand) that allows pharmaceutical companies to advertise on TV.
And New Zealand heavily regulates them.
Good point...especially since many of them are brand new!
For many reasons Big Pharma needs to be brought down a peg or two. The Covid mess is a prime example. But we must nevertheless be careful.
Many (if not most) of the new wonder drugs that save lives and ease pain come from American pharmaceutical companies. So rein in Big Pharma. But in doing so, be careful not to stifle their innovation.
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