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Hello [NAME],
If you spend any time watching the television during prime time public programming, you must be aware of the pharmaceutical companies advertising their drugs. The reason for this type of advertising escapes me because of the problems such advertising causes for both patient’s and their primary physicians.
The main drawback of this type of advertising is that patients are watching these glamour filled commercials of what the pharmaceutical companies would like to fool the public into believing will be the end result if patients begin taking their drugs. However, at the same time, the spokesman for the commercial is running through a litany of the side effects and dangers of taking that particular drug. Many of the commercials end with: “Ask your doctor if this drug is right for you.” This tag line leads right into the second problem which occurs from these commercials. Patients now enter their primary physicians offices specifically demanding a prescription for these drugs instead of talking to their doctors about the potential side effects of the drugs. The commercials are working to circumvent the diagnosis and treatment plan of the primary physicians, and are preying on the emotional side of the patients to make them believe that they can begin to decide which drugs will work best for them without the knowledge necessary to make such important decisions for themselves.
The public must become more cautious of popping pills for every ailment which may cross their paths. Nine times out of 10 the side effects of the drugs are worse than the symptoms the patients are taking the drug for in the first place. In the United States, we spend 74 billion dollars per year on prescription drugs, and 76 billion dollars per year treating the side effects of these drugs. The public must approach the glamour of these commercials with caution, and after hearing the list of potential life threatening side effects, ask themselves if this drug is right for them. I believe most people will want to avoid the risk of experiencing those side effects, and hopefully pursue other means in which to take care of themselves.
In 2005 the drugs that were the most heavily promoted were
In Health,
Dr. Kipp
Pro-Health Chiropractic, P.C.
1515 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06825
(203) 333-2700
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