Wednesday, January 16, 2008

If you have a pulse you may have symptoms of...

Disease dejour, headache for sure.
How do we find the right prescription?
Where do we find the cure?
You may have ___ and not even know it.
If you have an erection lasting more then fours hours see your doctor
What are your symptoms?
Side effects may include nausea, constipation, dizziness, impotence and dry mouth.
Tell your doctor if you've been experiencing...
Don't take if you're pregnant, have a history of liver disease
Ask Your doctor
Could be a sign of a worsening condition

There was a time when advertising prescription medication was banned from television. When the ban was lifted they were relegated to mainly Sunday morning news programs but now they've proliferated print TV and radio.
Some of these advertised drugs have proven to be more dangerous then the symptoms they're designed to treat. Avandia Zelnorm and Vioxx have caused congestive heart failure and strokes in some patients. My favorite side effect can be found in Mirapex, which treats Restless Leg Syndrome (who the fuck came up with this one?), it may cause an increase in gambling. Seriously. They mention it in their ads.

I don't really have a point with all this, other then to ask or wonder how we ever got along without all these medications treating every conceivable human condition? I must be reaching the curmudgeon stage of life. What would the drug to treat that be called? Someone somewhere is working on itnow I'm sure.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Curmudgeon,

You might consider turning off your TV?

Just a thought.