I never understood why drug companies are allowed to advertise prescription drugs to non-medical people. It causes is people without medical knowledge to go to a doctor and demand a certain med. I have seen people around me do that very thing. Some doctors seem to bow to the pressure just to shut them up. Look at how many buy ED drugs that really want it for recreation not true ED. Weight loss drugs are the similar. Then in a few years it’s followed by lawyers trolling for class action lawsuits.
Ka-ching!
I visited a family member and they had the tv on.
I saw a commercial for medication for if a man has a bent penis.
I saw a commercial where an ugly, fat black woman hiked up her skirt to show her pee underpants I couldn’t otherwise see.
This was in the middle of the day. Tv is trash…
My doctor explained some of the drug and medical gadget commercials to me.
- These things are not covered by insurance
- The people see the commercials and ask their doctors to get them
- The doctors tell the insurance companies about all the people demanding this product
- Sometimes the insurance companies will then cover them
The commercials are a clever way of getting their products covered by insurance.
“ I never understood why drug companies are allowed to advertise prescription drugs to non-medical people.”
The old marketing method was an account rep that went around to offices and hospitals promoting the product to doctors. This came with a salary and related expenses and required many employees.
They then hit on advertising to the masses and let them go to the doctor and tell them they saw it on TV and want to try it. Account reps terminated and commercials are selling the product. The drug companies never looked back!