Ask your doctor if (insert rx name here) is right for you

[teddymines]

Serious question: what doctor is going to listen to some shmuck patient ask about a certain prescription?

Pt: "Doc, I know you've been in medical school for a good 4 years, and have years experience from residency and private practice, not to mention your position on the board of psychiatric health, but I was wondering: should you be prescribing Paxil?"

Doc: "Hey, that's a great idea! Now why didn't I think of that. Let's try it!"

Also, why doesn't the Levitra commercial mention that the drug is to treat e.d.? For a moment I thought it was a drug to make you a better quarterback, but then I saw the obligatory happy wife at the end, giving "score" the right context. Is there some legal reason?

 

[Vic]

Under federal regulations regarding prescription drug advertising, if the advertiser doesn't mention what the drug does or what it is used for, then they don't have to list the adverse side effects.

This is why they have the "Ask your doctor if (insert rx name here) is right for you".

 

[teddymines]

Originally posted by: Vic
Under federal regulations regarding prescription drug advertising, if the advertiser doesn't mention what the drug does or what it is used for, then they don't have to list the adverse side effects.

I guess that makes sense. If they said, "Side effects may include brain tumors, loss of feeling in lower body, extreme flatuance, blood in urine, rickets, and projectile vomiting" then they would probably lose people right off the bat.

Thanks for the info, really.

 

[alkemyst]

Don't think all doctor's are up to date on all new prescriptions. Often times they just use what their rep recommends.

I have gotten better meds by requesting them....the doctor looked into them and prescribed them for me. I am not sure if he'd do it for everyone, but I was an old patient and he knows I have a strong medical and biology background.

A lot of times, people suffer untreated from various things they had no idea that were treatable, they see the commercial and call up their doctors to ask about it.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

When you tell your doctor what drugs you want, isn't he just a dealer?

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
When you tell your doctor what drugs you want, isn't he just a dealer?

No. Because you still have to get a perscription and go to a pharmacy and have them give them to you.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

They're advocating a transfer of power from the hands of the physician to the hands of the people. We must throw down the shackles of paternalism and embrace the deliberative approach to medicine.

Yes, my bioethics class has made me crazy.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: teddymines

Originally posted by: Vic
Under federal regulations regarding prescription drug advertising, if the advertiser doesn't mention what the drug does or what it is used for, then they don't have to list the adverse side effects.

I guess that makes sense. If they said, "Side effects may include brain tumors, loss of feeling in lower body, extreme flatuance, blood in urine, rickets, and projectile vomiting" then they would probably lose people right off the bat.

Thanks for the info, really.

They actually do say the side effects on the commercials I've heard.

 

[bernse]

dp

 

[alkemyst]

Common side effects must be listed on the commercial or spoken....however they can overdub music and write small / speak low.

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: Vic
Under federal regulations regarding prescription drug advertising, if the advertiser doesn't mention what the drug does or what it is used for, then they don't have to list the adverse side effects.

This is why they have the "Ask your doctor if (insert rx name here) is right for you".

interesting...