Random Questions That Bug Me

[WuWei]

@W_and_C

This may need to be fact checked, but I remember hearing some time ago that US and New Zealand are the only countries that allow prescription drug advertising.

Interesting.

[DMK]

@Supreme_War_Pig

Holy mackerel. You guys ought to cut the cord. I did that coming up on a decade ago, and I never watch a commercial.

The only thing left is promos for a show on the streamer, or an ad for a different program by the content creator, and those can be skipped with a single tap of a button.

Same here. Cut the cord about a decade ago. The commercials were too annoying to put up with. Why should I have to pay for that?

We are now in an RV (due to the hurricane) and we were subjected to commercials once again until I started using a hotspot.

The worse was the inundation of the Medicare commercials.

[Publius]

It’s interesting how the Golf Channel seems to figure most of its viewers have ED, based on the commercials…

[Nemesis]

Why the ■■■■ my wife can never remember a password or use password manager.

I love her but my god every time she goes online I have to reset every ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ site password as she invalidates them.

[Samm]

@DMK

@Toll_Collector

I’m guessing you got it right with #1. People have the problem, see the ad that helps the problem, then they ask their doctor.

The ads also reach the prescribers

Prescribers are solicited directly by drug companies.

[RTchoke]

@Supreme_War_Pig

Holy mackerel. You guys ought to cut the cord. I did that coming up on a decade ago, and I never watch a commercial.

The only thing left is promos for a show on the streamer, or an ad for a different program by the content creator, and those can be skipped with a single tap of a button.

I get them listening to SiriusXM in the car. The K4K ones are everywhere.

[TheRedComet]

I remember being engaged having to do anything tech related for my fiancé.

Girl was smart at many things but my God her digital life was a damn mess.

[DMK]

@Samm

Prescribers are solicited directly by drug companies.

That is only one aspect of reaching prescribers.

[SixFoot]

[Samm]

@DMK

@Samm

Prescribers are solicited directly by drug companies.

That is only one aspect of reaching prescribers.

Perhaps, but ads on commercial TV are not likely to influence doctors to prescribe those drugs. I have had several doctors tell me that they wish those ads were banned.

[Samm]

@SixFoot

You’re lucky. My wife asks me that even when I’m in the same room.

[WorldWatcher]

My wife keeps asking me why I leave the toilet seat up at night when I come to bed?

It bugs me that she hasn’t figured out that the squeal in the middle of the night as she sits down is pre-planned.

WW

[FloridaYankee]

@Publius

1-877-karsforkids is the WORST.

Worse than the highly visual suffering dogs and cats commercials?

[FloridaYankee]

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@Safiel

They want to steer the people to demanding the fancy new drug that is in patent and thus more expensive. Many of these people would be fine with older non-patent medications, but those medications are much cheaper.

Are doctors even considering doing it for that reason?

My brother was a sales rep for a company I shall not name that makes certain medications. He had carte blanche to do whatever it took to get doctors to use their products. NFL season tickets, the most expensive restaurants, exotic vacations, whatever doc wants doc gets.

Then the doctor gets patients coming in and literally demanding certain medications and the writing is on the wall.

[FloridaYankee]

@SixFoot

GAAAAAHHHH!!!

[Safiel]

@FloridaYankee

My brother was a sales rep for a company I shall not name that makes certain medications. He had carte blanche to do whatever it took to get doctors to use their products. NFL season tickets, the most expensive restaurants, exotic vacations, whatever doc wants doc gets.

Then the doctor gets patients coming in and literally demanding certain medications and the writing is on the wall.

I know the female drug reps are pretty told to put out if necessary to get the doctors writing prescriptions.

[FloridaYankee]

@Safiel

@FloridaYankee

My brother was a sales rep for a company I shall not name that makes certain medications. He had carte blanche to do whatever it took to get doctors to use their products. NFL season tickets, the most expensive restaurants, exotic vacations, whatever doc wants doc gets.

Then the doctor gets patients coming in and literally demanding certain medications and the writing is on the wall.

I know the female drug reps are pretty told to put out if necessary to get the doctors writing prescriptions.

I don’t doubt it. His expense account was basically unlimited.

[DMK]

@Safiel

I know the female drug reps are pretty told to put out if necessary to get the doctors writing prescriptions.

Wait, what? I was a pharma rep for years and no such thing was ever inferred. As a matter of fact, something like that would have been highly frowned upon.

[DMK]

@FloridaYankee

I don’t doubt it. His expense account was basically unlimited.

I used to get into big trouble for not spending my budget. My reply was always, “If the drug can’t stand on its own then it shouldn’t have to be bought”.

One of my pet peeves was bringing lunch in so I could talk to the doctor only to have the staff scarf everything up before he got there. Total heifers.

[FloridaYankee]

@DMK

@FloridaYankee

I don’t doubt it. His expense account was basically unlimited.

I used to get into big trouble for not spending my budget. My reply was always, “If the drug can’t stand on its own then it shouldn’t have to be bought”.

One of my pet peeves was bringing lunch in so I could talk to the doctor only to have the staff scarf everything up before he got there. Total heifers.

Free food!!