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

[motherinlawtree.livejournal.com]

Yes they do come in and ask for the specific drug. In one case I said, that's one I don't prescribe because of the health warnings, but she was not deterred. In spite of the fact that she identified specific food choices that she could avoid but didn't want to, which would have cleared up her symptoms without medication. I prescribed a tiny amount so she could see for herself how it would be for her, and in the mail next day received a further more stringent health warning against that very drug, which I phoned and told her about.

Most people will accept the explanations; she was at the extreme end.

Someone recommended Havitol, but have they tried Pacifex (also a spoof) or heard the songs "I pop pills" by Nate Bucklin or "the Drugs I Need" (author?)