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Heh you guys have sex toy advertisements on the radio? Were too prude for that in the US, instead we have prescription drug ads everywhere.
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Ask your doctor about [results of syllable dartboard] today.
Use of Etoinshrdlu has been associated with limbic inversion, salt allergy, cochlear displacement, loss of nostrils, and adult onset illiteracy. Do not take Etoinshrdlu if you are allergic to Etoinshrdlu. I'm a designer drug spokesman and even I can't believe we have to say that. Do not continue using Etoinshrdlu if you experience death.
My favorite is, "dont take insert drug name if you are allergic to insert drug name"
They do that to make the list long enough that you tune it out. They have to list the downsides , and are only able to mention benefits that have been proven to help with approved uses.
They don't have to communicate the actual likelihood of the risks or benefits, or communicate the risks in a way that conveys their gravity.
So they can leave out the part where most insomnia medication only gets you 15 more minutes of sleep, and lump the 75% chance it'll leave you so groggy the next day you can't drive a car in with "if you're allergic to it, taking it is bad".
Because you were warned. "Most people will experience improved sleep duration. May cause lingering fatigue. Do not take if you are allergic to it".
Speaking of the syllable dartboard, one of my favourite buzzfeed style quizzes from back when everyone was still doing them was called
PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE OR LORD OF THE RINGS CHARACTER
I'm pretty sure five or so people out of thousands got all of them right 😂
Ask your doctor if Boromir is right for you.
Ever since I started taking Celeborn, my poops have been magnificent!
One does not simply walk in the pharmacy and demand drugs.
At least in germany its illegal to advertise prescription drugs
Same here in Denmark 🤜🤛
But we have a huge market for snake oil
Yep. I had a very bad cough years ago, and couldn't sleep. My doctor asked if I'm interested in homeopathy. I laughed so hard that I started coughing really violently, and walked home with a codeine prescription that helped me over that flu.
Ask your doctor if snake oil is right for you!
Y'all don't hear ads for stuff like Adam & Eve? Here in Texas we have ads for drugs and sex toys lol
Drugs and sex toys are very Christian /s 😂
Reminds me of the states most common porn searches one year, where incest was top result in Utah. I think it was top a few years in a row.
I've seen/heard a few ads for them, but it's not really common. Also I rarely listen to the radio anymore.
Sex toys? Blasphemy! Killing yourself with prescriptions? Perfectly fine!
Side effects may include shitting yourself in public, a horrible lingering stench that you can't get rid of, eyeballs popping out, ears flapping, nose elongation, heart attack, stroke, and death. As your doctor about it today!