Print ArticleI do not watch too much television shows, but when I am really ready to be entertained by a show or two on broadcast or commercial television, I really want to be entertained.
Not bombarded by pharmaceutical commercials. And some of those ads are rather long, boring and can be quite irrelevent to you if you or no one you know is afflicted with a related problem.
Education is good. It keeps most of us from being ignorant, but if you are watching something that takes your mind off, say the pressures of a hard day, and a commercial that informs you that one in three men will have prostate problems, what´s the first thing you might do?
You might find yourself subconsciously or consciously thinking about three men you do know. And what about the Cialis commercial, you know the one with the out of control faucet.
Wasn´t Erectile Dysfunction/Impotence a personal problem at one time? Now, and thanks to the frequency of this particular ad, we all know there are many men who have this problem. Then there are other medicine related ads, Nexium, Zyrtec, Allegra and do you pay attention to all those side effects?
It´s enough to make one wonder why would anyone want to take something that has so many thought provoking side effects. They are now stuck in my head like a good song:
´May cause stuffy nose, rise in blood pressure… or don´t take this product if you suffer from heart problems etc..´
And when I was a really naïve and sheltered teen I used to be embarrassed when the Stayfree or Tampon ad was being aired. Or the impression I got was that once you started your menstrual cycle, it was something that was supposed to be well hidden like a bad secret.
Be embarrassed no more. For thanks to all these medicine ads, we are all aware of what many people have: Erectile Dysfunction, Herpes, Heart problems, High Cholesterol…
Not bombarded by pharmaceutical commercials. And some of those ads are rather long, boring and can be quite irrelevent to you if you or no one you know is afflicted with a related problem.
Education is good. It keeps most of us from being ignorant, but if you are watching something that takes your mind off, say the pressures of a hard day, and a commercial that informs you that one in three men will have prostate problems, what´s the first thing you might do?
You might find yourself subconsciously or consciously thinking about three men you do know. And what about the Cialis commercial, you know the one with the out of control faucet.
Wasn´t Erectile Dysfunction/Impotence a personal problem at one time? Now, and thanks to the frequency of this particular ad, we all know there are many men who have this problem. Then there are other medicine related ads, Nexium, Zyrtec, Allegra and do you pay attention to all those side effects?
It´s enough to make one wonder why would anyone want to take something that has so many thought provoking side effects. They are now stuck in my head like a good song:
´May cause stuffy nose, rise in blood pressure… or don´t take this product if you suffer from heart problems etc..´
And when I was a really naïve and sheltered teen I used to be embarrassed when the Stayfree or Tampon ad was being aired. Or the impression I got was that once you started your menstrual cycle, it was something that was supposed to be well hidden like a bad secret.
Be embarrassed no more. For thanks to all these medicine ads, we are all aware of what many people have: Erectile Dysfunction, Herpes, Heart problems, High Cholesterol…
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