Guess I’m a jerkoff; I did this very thing. My doc prescribed me the generic form, saving me a lot of money and possibly keeping me from jumping of a bridge.
Actually taking that advice instead of demanding the brand name disqualifies you from the realm of jerkoffitude, I’m afraid.
The proper way is to Ask the MD “Hey Doctor, I saw this ad for “Damitall”, would that help me? What do you think?”
That’s fine, but I also am guessing you didn’t “demand” it.
I have a feeling only certain medications get demanded - like the one I just started ( which I did not request) that will “help you lose weight but shouldn’t be prescribed for weight loss”
IANAD, but I wonder how often a patient comes into a Dr office and asks for an advertised brand-name drug?
- I would expect most of the time the Dr informs the patient they don’t need that medication.
- If the patient could be prescribed said advertised brand-name drug for their condition, the Dr will probably tell them there is a less expensive generic available.
- If the patient really gets pushy about it, the insurance will probably deny the request for the advertised brand-name drug and substitute the less expensive generic.
- If the patient wont take no for an answer, then they appeal to the insurance, or can pick up the cost difference between the advertised brand-name drug and the less expensive generic, per their insurance drug coverage.
I am guessing most of the time it does not go past #1 or #2 above, but even if the advertising works a small fraction of the time and gets someone to request a specific advertised drug and the Dr agrees, Pharma puts that in the win column, and keeps up the advertising.
There are so many different varieties of that ad from different law firms looking to get in on the cash. One radio version I heard a month or two back had the somewhat confused narrator pronouncing it “Camp Lujerne.”
I still remember the jingle for the Snoopy electric toothbrush, which I guess means I spent an unhealthy amount of time watching Saturday morning cartoons in the mid-70s.
“Good grief, it’s fun to brush your teeth
With your Snoopy toothbrush”
(I can quote the rest if you want … “Snoopy makes it fun to brush your teeth!”)
I know, right? At one point last night, three in the same commercial break, two of them back to back.
Now, it didn’t help that I had no idea what H&M is, but the commercial feels so…unfinished. It’s a short commercial, yet the music takes so long before it gets to the singing part, and it sounds like it’s playing on a radio in the other room, and it fades out just when it gets going. Is the song choice supposed to be important, or is it just background? I have no idea if the people are “somebodies” so as a story it makes no sense. And they play it all the damn time!
Around here, the same stupid Tovala commercial frequently repeats back-to-back, reinforcing the impression that its target audience is people who need it because they have shorter attention spans than goldfish and would surely get lost and/or burn their houses down if they attempted to buy and cook food normally.
I think there is a longer version out, but that horrendously ugly b&w checkered outfit, like something a clown would wear.
Why would it take a high dollar clothing company to stitch up something that formless?
They’re doing the “celebrity” you’re just assumed to know again. This time it’s a big babyfaced guy with beard stubble who’s apparently a football hero. First he’s standing like a post while “Lilly” the phone lady prattles on, and now he’s doing something with pizza.
Is that Matthew Stafford? Don’t worry, I didn’t recognize him either. This is what he (and most football players) look like to me - a helmet:
Yeah, that’s him. I haven’t seen that much charisma since Doug Flutie.
Oh yeah! The guy that shills the fake “man boosting” crap!
Am I the only one who thinks the target of “she’ll like it to” has a thruple going on?
Nope, but every time I hear it I think of Irish Spring soap.
Assuming you’re referring to the H&M commercial, they’re not really a high-dollar clothing company, in that their clothes aren’t expensive. They’re a fast fashion retailer.
At least three times that I remember during a couple Law & Order reruns last night.
I’m actually beginning to like the song. It’s insidious. Just like the Federation. 