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ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts) Sat Apr 2, 2016, 10:10 PM Apr 2016

Let's petition congress to ban drug company advertising. [View all]

Anyone else sick and tired of Big Pharma brain washing viewers, convincing them that they need to get Zirelto, Xanax, or any fucking statin ever manufactured? Adult onset diabetes? Muscle and Neuro damage? Screw that. Plus, those who take those drugs do NOT extent their lives nor make the quality of their lives any better. Often, it gets worse.

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Let's petition congress to ban drug company advertising. [View all] ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2016 OP

ABSOLUTELY! nt SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #1

Yes, please. Please! dchill Apr 2016 #2

at one time they could not, same with lawyers. Years ago. juxtaposed Apr 2016 #3

Climate change and the sixth global mass-extinction event is happening now SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #4

I'm for that noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #5

Luckily, half the ads are warnings about nasty side effects. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2016 #13

The Side Effects Are Jaw Dropping noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #14

While I find the ethics of advertising medications to people who can't self prescribe awful Warpy Apr 2016 #6

I disagree with you on the DTC advertising meow2u3 Apr 2016 #11

Looks like you didn't read my opinion on direct advertising. Warpy Apr 2016 #12

And Congress will listen to the Big Pharma lobbyists who give them cash or the people who signed a NightWatcher Apr 2016 #7

You said a mouthful. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2016 #9

I'm pretty sure we're one of the few 1st world countries that allow it... Wounded Bear Apr 2016 #8

These saturation ads are depressing, just plain emmiserating to our national psyche stuffmatters Apr 2016 #10