The Vent and Rant Thread

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The last couple of week, I've seen an ad for a certain pharmaceutical on TV that's basically just a bunch of people standing around and repeating the name of the medication over and over to where it gets ridiculous:

"I take [name of medication]!"
"My dad takes [medication] too!"
"I should ask my doctor about [medication]!"
then the narrator says to ask your doctor about [medication].

Upon further research, if I understand right this is caused by a very baffling rule here in Canada where an advertisement for a medication can either state the name of the medication or its purpose, but not both.

Yeah, I haven't a clue either; just ban the damned things.

If the medication was right for me and my doctor should be prescribing it for me, it already would be prescribed. So no, I'm not going to ask about a TV medication I don't need.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The last couple of week, I've seen an ad for a certain pharmaceutical on TV that's basically just a bunch of people standing around and repeating the name of the medication over and over to where it gets ridiculous:

"I take [name of medication]!"
"My dad takes [medication] too!"
"I should ask my doctor about [medication]!"
then the narrator says to ask your doctor about [medication].

Upon further research, if I understand right this is caused by a very baffling rule here in Canada where an advertisement for a medication can either state the name of the medication or its purpose, but not both.

Yeah, I haven't a clue either; just ban the damned things.

I truly don't understand the purpose of Rx advertising to the general public. Even with out a bizarre rule like that.

[PeterT]

Grrh. My own stupidity

I've been putting off gettiong blood work done for a few months now, so finally today I decided "Let's Do It".

The test was for fasting blood work and urine, and last time I was in I'd brought a urine collection bottle home, so that was not an issue.

I *thought* that clear liquids were fine, so had some black coffee (no sugar) before going.

Of course, i mentioned that on checking in only to get MAJORLY chastised and shown that it's even explicitly written on the form

Oh well; back to the lab tomorrow morning and I'm advised to get there when they open at 7:30 as Saturday is a busy day

[Renate]

Staying at someone's place and realizing that their "knife-shaped objects" are as sharp as a soup spoon.

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Grrh. My own stupidity

I've been putting off gettiong blood work done for a few months now, so finally today I decided "Let's Do It".

The test was for fasting blood work and urine, and last time I was in I'd brought a urine collection bottle home, so that was not an issue.

I *thought* that clear liquids were fine, so had some black coffee (no sugar) before going.

Of course, i mentioned that on checking in only to get MAJORLY chastised and shown that it's even explicitly written on the form

Oh well; back to the lab tomorrow morning and I'm advised to get there when they open at 7:30 as Saturday is a busy day

Got there at 7:15. There were already about 5 people waiting! They openned the door just after 8; was out of there by 8:15.

Now to wait for the usual lectures from the Doctor. (I'd been bad and for a few months had both stopped blood sugar measurements AND was eating anything and everything; this last week though I decided enough was enough and am now back to both testing, and eatinbg far more sensible).

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The last couple of week, I've seen an ad for a certain pharmaceutical on TV that's basically just a bunch of people standing around and repeating the name of the medication over and over to where it gets ridiculous:

"I take [name of medication]!"
"My dad takes [medication] too!"
"I should ask my doctor about [medication]!"
then the narrator says to ask your doctor about [medication].

Upon further research, if I understand right this is caused by a very baffling rule here in Canada where an advertisement for a medication can either state the name of the medication or its purpose, but not both.

Yeah, I haven't a clue either; just ban the damned things.

You might be interested in this weeks episode of CBC's "White Coat, Black Art" where ER Dr. Brian Goldman has as his guest adman Terry O'Reilly, host of "Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly".

Under the Influence: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio...-the-influence
White Coat, Black Art: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio...coat-black-art