Medication advertisements on television

[LoveTulips]

You don't go to a tv commercial about meds information, you go to your doctor. I hate these ads.

 

[Olivia]

l decided to try the sleep aide that a former presidential candidate and his wife swears by and a former actress from
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRE and some other odds and ends, on a TV commercial. What could go wrong? l'll call you on one of my many sleepless nights and tell you. Why should l suffer alone?

 

[seadoug]

The ones that bug me go something like "Got HIV? This drug will cover that up. Because undetectable is uninfected!"

Yes, being able to reduce detectable HIV is really annoying. I can totally see why that would bug you. Get back to me when you've seen friends die in their 20s and 30s from AIDS.

 

[Don M.]

The U.S. and New Zealand are the only nations which allow this Propaganda. The drug companies spend billions/yr. on these stupid commercials, and pass the cost onto those who take the drugs. They also rank high on the list of contributors to our political campaigns which insures that Congress will never clamp down on this nonsense. This is a major reason why our health care costs are the highest in the world.

 

[Disgustedman]

But I love the list of side effects after they promote the drug.

May cause you to bleed out of your eyes.

May cause you to jump off of a Skyscraper.

May cause you to spontaneously break dance in the nude.

May cause blindness and loud Rap singing.

And on...and on...

 

[Warrigal]

Who tells their doc they want to be prescribed a medication they have seen advertised on television? They are getting more frequent and the list of side effects goes on and on and on. Everyone's medical history is different and just because you saw it advertised doesn't mean it is the right medication for you. the worst one is the dancing Jardiance commercial.


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Prescription only medications cannot be advertised to the public in Australia

Some therapeutic goods are prohibited from being advertised to the public.
Large fines and penalties can apply for unlawful advertising, see Compliance actions and outcomes.
What cannot be advertised to public:

• Prescription-only medicines and substances, such as weight loss injections and medicinal cannabis.
• Pharmacist-only medicines (other than those included in appendix H of the Poisons Standard).
• Unapproved therapeutic goods, such as goods available through the TGA Special Access Scheme or other unapproved access pathways: see Prescribe an unapproved therapeutic good (health practitioners).
• Therapeutic goods that are not included in the ARTG, or exempt from this requirement, for example goods that are being unlawfully supplied in Australia
• Therapeutic goods regulated as biologicals, such as most human cell and tissue products (HCT).

Doctors or other health professionals need to assess someone’s health needs and tailor treatment with prescription-only, pharmacist-only, biological or unapproved therapeutic goods. Advertising these medicines could lead to inappropriate self-diagnosis and undermine the role of doctors and health professionals in making informed treatment decisions for their patients.

https://www.tga.gov.au/how-we-regul...cluded in appendix H of the Poisons Standard).