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I yearn for the days when it was illegal to market prescription drugs to the general public. Iâm sure doctors and insurance companies hate it when patients come in asking for a prescription to whatever they saw on TV.
Pharmaceutical companies are way ahead of this, better to create a pill that offers some partial relief so people will be prepared to keep taking it, but also create some nasty side effects, then you can also sell expen$ive pills to treat those side effects as well. If youâre really good at it, those pills will also have side effects.
Itâs like a never ending magic money cycle, that only ends when the patient or their family runs out of money.
I got into a patch of poison oak a few years ago. Bad enough that I went to a doctor. He prescribed a cream whose contraindications included: May cause redness, swelling and itching. I read that and thought, âI got all that already!â
Well, at least Dr. Melâs pill does not have side effects that are worse than the ailment so he is following the part of the Hippocratic Oath which states , âDo no harmâ.
pearlsbs over 3 years ago
Well, as far as the patient is concerned, wouldnât that mean it doesnât work?
Ratkin Premium Member over 3 years ago
I yearn for the days when it was illegal to market prescription drugs to the general public. Iâm sure doctors and insurance companies hate it when patients come in asking for a prescription to whatever they saw on TV.
pcolli over 3 years ago
âSide effects includeâŠ..â
Bilan over 3 years ago
Shouldnât Winky be sporting an awesome tan?
MosheWaisberg over 3 years ago
they already have those â placebos
chuckcork1 over 3 years ago
Pharmaceutical companies are way ahead of this, better to create a pill that offers some partial relief so people will be prepared to keep taking it, but also create some nasty side effects, then you can also sell expen$ive pills to treat those side effects as well. If youâre really good at it, those pills will also have side effects.
Itâs like a never ending magic money cycle, that only ends when the patient or their family runs out of money.
Gent over 3 years ago
A neat way to loot and pillage patients.
Milady Meg over 3 years ago
Itâs funny âcause itâs true. âTake our depression drug. Side effects include suicidal thoughts.â
edwardhnelson over 3 years ago
Who would be so cruel?
Acworthless over 3 years ago
Thatâs better than some of the things out there today, where the side effects sound much worse than the problem theyâre supposed to be treating.
oakie817 over 3 years ago
rx i take for gout can also cause gout
St. Pillsbury over 3 years ago
Hey Winky, howâs your spleen?
Lawrence.S over 3 years ago
âI think Iâll call it âPlaceboâ!â (And 21% of those taking it do report feeling better.)
YippiKiAyMofo over 3 years ago
I got into a patch of poison oak a few years ago. Bad enough that I went to a doctor. He prescribed a cream whose contraindications included: May cause redness, swelling and itching. I read that and thought, âI got all that already!â
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
caution: causes drowsiness, sleep apnea, and insomniaâŠ
geese28 over 3 years ago
Sooo it comes headaches, nausea, fatigueâŠ..
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
I think Dr. Mel is the real pill hereâŠ
blakerl over 3 years ago
Ziggy is his 1st test case.
https://www.gocomics.com/ziggy/2021/07/08?ct=v&cti=2116349
tripwire45 over 3 years ago
Wow. What does that make me think of?
blakerl over 3 years ago
Truth is 4 out of 5 Doctors have no clue what the pills they prescribe do.
trainnut1956 over 3 years ago
I was once given a pill for dizziness. One of the side effects listed on the label was dizziness.
Wichita1.0 over 3 years ago
I cringe every time I hear side-effects may include âdeath.â I mean, it IS sort of an end to the problem, but isnât it just a wee tad extreme?!?
gantech over 3 years ago
Itâs funny, but it also isnât. Thereâs more than just a grain of truth to this.
tony_n_jen2003 over 3 years ago
Sounds like homeopathy to me.
mpearl over 3 years ago
itâs called homeopathy.
Buckeye67 over 3 years ago
Well, at least Dr. Melâs pill does not have side effects that are worse than the ailment so he is following the part of the Hippocratic Oath which states , âDo no harmâ.
ferddo over 3 years ago
If it has side effects that are the same as the disease, it does not make you better â so it doesnât work.
bakana over 3 years ago
Dr Melâs dirty little Secret: Itâs a Placebo.
aussie399 Premium Member over 3 years ago
I got some tablets the other day.Two interesting side effects. May make you drowsy.May cause sleeplessness True story