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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?

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kevin mark (from livejournal.com)

Supposedly Drug companies spend more on advertising than on R & D because the ROI. These adds spout about rather general sounding symtoms like 'restless leg's or anxiety and folks seems to have lots of both of these to warrant stupid doctors to give them pills for little medical reason other then to let them leave with a 'magic pill' like havitol (google that if you dont know it)