Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 20, 2014
Transcript:
Rat, the Medical Doctor Rat: Well, Fred, looks like you have high cholesterol. Fortunately, my pharmaceutical rep just stopped by with some great new drugs. Fred: I'm a little leery of that, Doc. I hear those guys can sometimes push their product a little hard. Rat: Oh, not my guy. He's very professional. Man: Pills! Pills! Pills! Rat: sometimes he gets excited.
naturally_easy about 10 years ago
Exactly how big of a commission do the docs get on each prescription they write?
Templo S.U.D. about 10 years ago
From the funny farm to the funny pharmacy.
Ida No about 10 years ago
5 second rule!
Bilan about 10 years ago
I’ll have whatever the Rep is having.
knight1192a about 10 years ago
Ain’t just the pharmaceutical reps that push pills. That’s pretty much the answer for everything these days. It’s a lot easier to diagnosis everything so it can be solved with pills than to handle it. And I’m not just talking medical.
dadoctah about 10 years ago
Side effects include, but are not limited to, stammering, and inability to maintain a grasp on very small objects.
Caltex about 10 years ago
Bring back Pigita and cheese! :)
Sisyphos about 10 years ago
Run, Fred! Find a real doctor! Rat the Imposter will be too busy scooping up fallen pills to notice that you’ve gone!
geometeer about 10 years ago
Pills before swine?
Vince M about 10 years ago
After a long spell without a checkup, I visited a doctor on a recommendation. He told me I could reverse my borderline high cholesterol/blood sugar numbers with diet and exercise. Boy, what a quack.
BlackTie about 10 years ago
Do doctors evenl wear that mirror thing anymore?
Carl Rennhack Premium Member about 10 years ago
@John Smith—perhaps Fred is being transformed into Fredricka?!?
puddlesplatt about 10 years ago
yesterday I went to the Doctor, he told me I didn’t have much longer to live…I laughed, ha ha
I died today RIP
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 10 years ago
We’re back to this again?
Sandfan about 10 years ago
Rat, AKA…
sarah413 Premium Member about 10 years ago
@Gaijinrabbit Remember what the door mouse said Feed your head.Feed your head.
simsku about 10 years ago
That’s not a Pharma rep. Pharma reps are blonde former cheerleaders and they rarely know anything about the product they’re selling.
Reppr Premium Member about 10 years ago
Cigarette companies used to do that.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) about 10 years ago
Pink gown maybe — but I’d be more concerned that there’s no sanitary paper covering the bed. There’s a naked butt crack in direct contact there…
Malcolm Hall about 10 years ago
He gets a commission from your gym.
Godfreydaniel about 10 years ago
It’s true that all drug companies bribe doctors, but not all doctors take bribes. Probably not much more than 67% of them!
IQTech61 about 10 years ago
Medicine has been usurped by MBA’s and pharmaceutical companies.
Thankfully, doctors are starting to fight back.
susan.e.a.c about 10 years ago
True, so many medical companies and doctors, researchers are looking for pills to sell, not cures or treatments. Sad state of affairs.
Number Three about 10 years ago
Oh yes. Very professional!
xxx
Sherlock Watson about 10 years ago
Could be worse; he could be yelling “Shots! Shots!” and throwing hypodermic needles.
jbmlaw01 about 10 years ago
Doctors should not prescribe; pharmacists should. Pharmacists keep up with their industry; doctors are overwhelmed. Plus, we could alleviate much of the pressure on medical spending if we were able to bypass the physician-gatekeeper.
claire de la lune. about 10 years ago
Didn’t this series start in January or something?
goldengamer 12 months ago
he just a homeless dude