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a kennedy

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76. I agree a bazillion times with this.

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #75)

Thu Aug 31, 2023, 10:47 AM

Aug 2023

SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AT ALL.

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I'm going to miss those Jardiance commercials [View all] Shermann Aug 2023 OP

Agree nt spooky3 Aug 2023 #1

Gangrene on the Taint? Oh hell no. Captain Zero Aug 2023 #2

Type 2 diabetes and known heart disease nt Shermann Aug 2023 #5

Yeah Fournier's Gangrene is no joke! Docreed2003 Aug 2023 #18

Holy shit. SunSeeker Aug 2023 #20

Don't MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #52

Thanks for adding that! I should have added that warning in my post above! Docreed2003 Aug 2023 #70

Must...not...doomscroll.... Shermann Aug 2023 #82

I take Jardiance ironflange Aug 2023 #64

If you're vigilant about keeping you BS under control Docreed2003 Aug 2023 #71

I've got a great "taint" story: PCIntern Aug 2023 #73

I agree that commercial is indeed hideous. Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #3

That is one thing Youtube TV does do (sometimes) Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #15

Fact. Big Pharma spends more multigraincracker Aug 2023 #4

Not A Fact ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #56

Do they spend more on marketing than research multigraincracker Aug 2023 #62

Her Research Is In Error ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #69

Here is she is in congress white her white board multigraincracker Aug 2023 #63

That's not better enough once federal research funds are subtracted uponit7771 Aug 2023 #83

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2023 #81

This commercial is almost as irritating as... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #6

I won't miss it at all. Not only is it awful - a Busby Berkely-style dance number Ocelot II Aug 2023 #7

Definitely a YMMV situation Shermann Aug 2023 #11

A free can of Cruex with every prescription! rsdsharp Aug 2023 #16

One of the most inane of all commercials. joshdawg Aug 2023 #8

"Ask your doctor if ________ is right for you!" Conjuay Aug 2023 #28

Truth in advertising... jmowreader Aug 2023 #42

I could swear the main character eShirl Aug 2023 #9

No, that's what she actually looks like jmowreader Aug 2023 #44

thanks eShirl Aug 2023 #45

It's a good thing that advertisers are using actors that are more like regular people, Ocelot II Aug 2023 #50

True on the obnoxiousness part jmowreader Aug 2023 #61

$650 for 30 day supply Thunderbeast Aug 2023 #10

it does seem to be working rampartc Aug 2023 #46

Jardiance NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #12

those poor pharmaceutical firms Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #17

why do you think the commercials will go away? getagrip_already Aug 2023 #13

Agree. If drug prices are cut, they'll just advertise more to increase sales, and increase prices Silent Type Aug 2023 #33

the plan is to negotiate on other drugs too. drray23 Aug 2023 #35

I'd bet there will be more than 12 new blockbuster drugs every year. Consequently, we'll always Silent Type Aug 2023 #36

Yeah except the 12 blockbusters will be slight reformulations of earlier blockbusters Shermann Aug 2023 #39

Defund the Diabetes Dancers!! nt Shermann Aug 2023 #40

Pharma adverts should be banned (but of course they won't be) like they are in many advanced nations Celerity Aug 2023 #14

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #53

Not to mention hyper greedy pharma salespersons and their executive controllers who carrot and stick Celerity Aug 2023 #55

I just wish... TSExile Aug 2023 #19

LOL SunSeeker Aug 2023 #22

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #54

No shit! That commercial is so gross. madinmaryland Aug 2023 #60

I can't stand that gross woman talking about smelly butt crack Raine Aug 2023 #68

This will end the commercials? XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #21

No immediate relief I'm afraid Shermann Aug 2023 #24

True hopefully nt XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #26

gosh those people sure look happy though jcgoldie Aug 2023 #23

Ending the commercials means less work for the acters and writers tirebiter Aug 2023 #25

They could fill the hole left by the advertising with more actual content Shermann Aug 2023 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author jcgoldie Aug 2023 #31

Why do they think the constant repetition will make us want their products? Earth-shine Aug 2023 #27

Same reason for the constant repetition of political fundraising ads brooklynite Aug 2023 #48

It can make one hate them, as well. Earth-shine Aug 2023 #51

Campaigns and advertisers weigh the pros and cons. brooklynite Aug 2023 #57

Since it's prescription, I guess the hope is that patients will lobby their doctor Kennah Aug 2023 #30

My wife detests this commercial and makes it known to anyone around when it comes on. GumboYaYa Aug 2023 #32

Who goes to their doctor and says "so here are the drugs I want you to prescribe"? jcgoldie Aug 2023 #34

"Candy Man" doctors work that way Shermann Aug 2023 #38

Medicare Advantage insurance providers will be happy MichMan Aug 2023 #37

I was hospitalized twice for infections. SYFROYH Aug 2023 #41

My spouse has had at least 3 yeast infections, Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #92

MSNBC will miss their advertising dollars. Emile Aug 2023 #43

So, reducing the profit margin means LESS advertising? brooklynite Aug 2023 #47

Companies that deal in mostly low-margin products would be unfazed by cuts here and there Shermann Aug 2023 #49

A can of Bud Light costs about $! at the supermarket... brooklynite Aug 2023 #58

Anheuser-Busch makes goods products at fair prices Shermann Aug 2023 #80

The response makes no sense... brooklynite Aug 2023 #86

17 DUers got the joke. Not everybody gets me. Shermann Aug 2023 #89

What in the John Waters is that Sympthsical Aug 2023 #59

Do the Jardiance Dance! RussBLib Aug 2023 #65

add the cologaurd musical. GAH!!!! pansypoo53219 Aug 2023 #66

I HATE HATE HATE that awful ad so much when I see it I feel Raine Aug 2023 #67

I take Jardiance with no ill affect pfitz59 Aug 2023 #72

I take Jardiance, no perceptable side effects yet. Prairie_Seagull Aug 2023 #74

Have you been doing the Jardiance Dance? RussBLib Sep 2023 #93

Nobody want to see that, trust me. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #94

All of these pharma ads should be banned BannonsLiver Aug 2023 #75

I agree a bazillion times with this. a kennedy Aug 2023 #76

+1 n/t area51 Aug 2023 #77

"Congress shall make no law....." brooklynite Aug 2023 #87

See MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #90

As with that old chestnut, the "Fitness Doctrine".... brooklynite Aug 2023 #91

Absolutely! nt Raine Aug 2023 #88

Okay, I didn't mind the song so much Wednesdays Aug 2023 #78

The "I've got a TOUCH of diabetes" that starts it out is what absolutely 'slays' me... hlthe2b Aug 2023 #79

Is that what she's singing? senseandsensibility Aug 2023 #84

Possible and would make more sense, but I usually come in on the middle and rarely hear the start hlthe2b Aug 2023 #85