Posted by Maxime on April 15, 2005, at 15:09:01
In reply to Funny things happen in the USA!, posted by ed_uk on April 15, 2005, at 10:06:41
In Canada you are not allowed to have TV advertisements for drugs where you mention the name. But they have a really cute one for Viagra to the song "Good Morning" from Singing in the rain. The man is so happy as he goes to work. He jumps over hydrants and as gets to work and gets on the elevator the doors of the elevator close and it says "Viagra". But that's all. It's the only med that you can get away with doing such an ad for.
I have a warped mind and I have story-boards in my head for anti-depressant meds! LOL!> >Sepracor is rolling out a major TV campaign to counter Ambien's commercials.
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> I must admit that I find it very amusing that prescription psychiatric drugs are advertised on TV in some countries! There is something rather distastful about it!
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> Also, pdocs giving patients samples of drugs from drugs reps???? Hilarious! I can't imagine it ever happening here. It makes me think of that episode of Ally McBeal where the pdoc opens the draw full of drugs and tries to give her some Xanax :-D
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> Ed.
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