American TV

[jbailey]

Why is it that half of the ads on American TV are for drugs? Do people really watch TV, and then go to their doctors asking for a particular birth control pill, or a particular sleep drug? I've always gone to the doctor with *problems*, not *solutions*.

If I have the answer, why would I need the doctor?

Comments

[mmmmtino.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, these ads really do get people to go to the doctor to ask for certain drugs. Sometimes, people invent problems just to get them.

It's really absurd.

-m

[womble2.livejournal.com]

Yes, and doctors give patients what they ask for. Or at least, patients' requests do affect prescribing. (This is hardly surprising, is it?)