Yeah, I kinda figured the information was available somewhere, but still not terribly usable. I don’t know if I’m allergic to any of those things, and I don’t know if they’re typically tested for by allergists. Having to read a 34-page .pdf seems like it’s shifting a lot of the burden and responsibility onto the patient.
For erections lasting longer than four hours, insert your own joke here.
What the promoters of Jardiance are dancing around and not calling it is Fouriner’s Gangrene. They refer to the perineum which most people wouldn’t be able the point to on a map of the human body. So most users will not worry about it.
A better warning would say something like; “will you risk gangrene and rotten flesh from your balls to your anus? If so, Jardiance may be for you.”
I am not even diabetic but the doctors keep trying to give it to me because it has some small benfit for heart failure. I will not take it.
I get a kick out of the slogan in the advertisements, “I’m on it!’ I’m on it!” “We are on it.” Yeah, you are probably sitting on your new rot.
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I did not expect… that photo. I need to lie down now and think about my life choices.
I am sorry. There should probably be a disclaimer before and after all of my posts.
Several drugs mention that, usually immune modulators or drugs for type 2 diabetes. That infection is also known as Fournier’s gangrene, and I would not recommend Google-imaging that if you are squeamish.
(Harvey Weinstein had it. Justice, in this case.)
You REALLY don’t want to know what they do in the emergency room when that happens.
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I’ve added an NSFW tag to that link and spoilered it. Yeah, it’s gross.
With MY track record – hell, no!
Let us not forget the warnings about the dreaded side effect of … weight loss!
Ozempic has been cited as a popular drug to treat diabetes in celebrities, and they’re just horrified to discover they are losing weight. I just saw an for Otezla that warns about weight loss as well. That one can result in a 5-10% weight loss. I’m sure a lot of people have recently discovered they have plaque psoriasis that requires treatment.
OM freakin’ God!
Brain bleach, please. And I’m not caring about the warnings on the jug. At. All.
And how are you supposed to know if you’re allergic to it before taking it? The only reason I know I’m allergic to penicillin is that the first time it was prescribed to me I broke out in a rash.
It’s so the drug manufacturer is covered in case of a lawsuit, in case someone who’s allergic to penicillin dies after taking it has their family try to sue. “Well, we did have a disclaimer that those who are allergic this drug should not take it. It’s not our fault!”
Actually, the weight-loss side effect is why celebrities, and some “real people” too, are using Ozempic/Wegovy. What the ads DO NOT say is that the weight loss is often from nausea that is frequently severe enough to require treatment. I’d rather not lose weight that way, no thanks.
I’m shocked! Shocked to find people who consider weight loss to be a desirable side effect of a drug!
Re ingredient listings in drug labeling.
I’m sure that’s what they would say. But it’s a legal requirement, of course.
From 21 CFR 201.57 (PDF on content of the package insert):
(12) 11 Description. (i) This section must contain:
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(C) The same qualitative and/or quantitative ingredient information as required under §201.100(b) for drug labels or §§610.60 and 610.61 of this chapter for biological product labels; …
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I’m taking a similar drug with a side effect of weight loss (not taking it for that reason) and “appetite suppression”. “Appetite suppression” sounds great - I just won’t want to eat as much. Nope, that’s not really what it is. It’s more like “I don’t enjoy eating, nothing tastes good and the thought of eating makes me nauseated, even when I am actually hungry”. Can make you miserable even if you don’t require treatment.
They have to say something under two - either “people under 2” or “patients under 2” or “those under 2” - they can’t just say "don’t give Linzess to under two.” And “children” is the least bad option.
That sort of side effect can be highly appealing, like when it was discovered that the antihypertensive drug minoxidil grew hair. Of course, getting hair to grow where you wanted it was a bit more complicated.
The other classic example being Viagra, which was being investigated as a blood pressure medication and then it was noticed in trials that the mechanism of action had an effect on erectile tissue.