So many great comments and info in this thread. My final take away is: Our country is full of citizens who are clueless. They don't understand the Constitution and they don't realize how corrupt our government really is. The ABC departments (FDA CDC NIH HHS CIA FBI etc) are all out of control and need dismantled and replaced. I fear it will never happen because our government schools are teaching our children what and how to think. If we can't get our citizens properly educated, and actively involved, we're doomed.
Yeas ago it became forbidden in Australia for pharmaceutical companies to provide doctors with pens, writing pads, etc, as these were seen to be "inducements" to prescribe.
How is it that the 96% of the TGA's funding which is derived from the pharmaceutical industry, as documented by you in the BMJ, is not considered an inducement, as well as direct marketing to consumers, which occurs surreptitiously in Australia despite being officially prohibited.
Additionally, direct lobbying to the media, politicians, shareholdings in social media, all ensure that no marketing opportunity is missed.
I can see why banning pharmaceutical ads would be controversial. I wonder, are there any other advertisements that are banned, or would this be the first time in the US a private company is not allowed to advertise their product?
1. On the one hand, I want to say "No, I don't think it's time to ban DTCA in America, I think it's WAY PAST TIME to ban DTCA!!! No, wait, actually we should NEVER have allowed it in the first place!!!"
2. On the other hand, in the last few years we have seen what can happen when one side of any issue controls the narrative by "banning" things that are not beneficial to THEM. Think "books", just for starters.
I don't have a solution, but I have a suggestion to consider. One thing we know about business, particularly Big Business (and especially Big Pharma), is that money matters. They will tell you anything they think you want to hear, but they won't actually DO anything unless it costs them money in expenses, or reduces income from sales. We must find a way to improve the legal system to allow consumers to easily and successfully sue companies for damages when people are injured or killed by drugs. Today there are so many roadblocks such as states setting a time limit that you can file a claim. If companies paid more in damages for drugs that injure and kill, they will, at best, stop making the drug, or at least raise the price due to litigation expenses enough that fewer people will buy the drug.
I was in pharma when DTC was being pushed. I'd worked with the FDA regularly in those years. It was corrupt THEN. When I realized that, on top of DTC, they were going to approve a Fentanyl patch and lollipop, a drug whose dangers I knew well as an anesthetic -- anesthesiologists essentially kill you with it then bring you back to life -- TSF -- I had to get out.
The FDA is a front org for pharma. It cannot be reformed. Everyone who's been a part of it the past three years needs to be in jail for genocide. The DOD owns the contracts of these jabs which are legally considered "countermeasures" -- aka bioweapons. The FDA provided a public charade of un"scientific" cover by giving their "authorizations" when they had literally no role in the roll out of these jabs other than manipulation of the public.
Kennedy is aiming WAY off the target with a mere "revolving door" "reform." The public needs to know the WHOLE TRUTH or his campaign is worse than pointless. It's providing cover for genocidal war crimes that are still ongoing, aided by this agency.
SO LONG OVERDUE. In fact, we need to blow up these big pharma companies in Pfizer, Moderna, J&J and any peddling death drugs, being FDA approved through faulty and misleading (profit driven) "science". We need to arrest Bourla and the rest of the big pharma CEO's behind the biggest medical democide in human history...repurposing their wealth to fight the WEF...and HANG THE mRNA JAB PROMOTING CEO'S LIVE ON PPV.
If you haven't already...ummm, I think you're going to want to watch this one.
Dr. David Martin Exposes Timeline of The Biggest Democide in Recorded History; "COVID-19 Was An Act of biological warfare".
- EU Parliament, Covid Summit in Brussels, Belgium - May 2023
While I absolutely consider advertising toxic drugs to be a terrible thing. I also support freedom. Which means a company should be free to advertise it's products (even when they kill people). It's up to people to stop believing advertising.
Yes, ban big pharma from TV. Then go the extra mile and rescind the 1986 vaccine laws. Otherwise, we are going to be slaves to big pharma until they murder us all.
Abolish the FDA. After 100 years of politicians promising to do better, this is what we have.
It's not going to get better.
Insurance companies can evaluate drugs. They already crash-test cars.
I do love listening to the laundry list of side-effects of these drugs!
Ban Covid19 and other Jab advertising Now!
DTCA does not lead to massive sales increases, but it does lead to media capture by Big Pharma.
So many great comments and info in this thread. My final take away is: Our country is full of citizens who are clueless. They don't understand the Constitution and they don't realize how corrupt our government really is. The ABC departments (FDA CDC NIH HHS CIA FBI etc) are all out of control and need dismantled and replaced. I fear it will never happen because our government schools are teaching our children what and how to think. If we can't get our citizens properly educated, and actively involved, we're doomed.
Yeas ago it became forbidden in Australia for pharmaceutical companies to provide doctors with pens, writing pads, etc, as these were seen to be "inducements" to prescribe.
How is it that the 96% of the TGA's funding which is derived from the pharmaceutical industry, as documented by you in the BMJ, is not considered an inducement, as well as direct marketing to consumers, which occurs surreptitiously in Australia despite being officially prohibited.
Additionally, direct lobbying to the media, politicians, shareholdings in social media, all ensure that no marketing opportunity is missed.
Definitely. China did it 20 years ago.
It not legal here in Mexico and it’s enjoyable to not see those hundreds of ads!
I can see why banning pharmaceutical ads would be controversial. I wonder, are there any other advertisements that are banned, or would this be the first time in the US a private company is not allowed to advertise their product?
My philosophy is, if there is an ad on anything on TV, then it is muted and presumed to ‘lies, lies and more damned lies’.
Excellent piece!
I have to say I'm conflicted on this:
1. On the one hand, I want to say "No, I don't think it's time to ban DTCA in America, I think it's WAY PAST TIME to ban DTCA!!! No, wait, actually we should NEVER have allowed it in the first place!!!"
2. On the other hand, in the last few years we have seen what can happen when one side of any issue controls the narrative by "banning" things that are not beneficial to THEM. Think "books", just for starters.
I don't have a solution, but I have a suggestion to consider. One thing we know about business, particularly Big Business (and especially Big Pharma), is that money matters. They will tell you anything they think you want to hear, but they won't actually DO anything unless it costs them money in expenses, or reduces income from sales. We must find a way to improve the legal system to allow consumers to easily and successfully sue companies for damages when people are injured or killed by drugs. Today there are so many roadblocks such as states setting a time limit that you can file a claim. If companies paid more in damages for drugs that injure and kill, they will, at best, stop making the drug, or at least raise the price due to litigation expenses enough that fewer people will buy the drug.
Just a thought.
Close to the top of my pet peeve list!!!!
I was in pharma when DTC was being pushed. I'd worked with the FDA regularly in those years. It was corrupt THEN. When I realized that, on top of DTC, they were going to approve a Fentanyl patch and lollipop, a drug whose dangers I knew well as an anesthetic -- anesthesiologists essentially kill you with it then bring you back to life -- TSF -- I had to get out.
The FDA is a front org for pharma. It cannot be reformed. Everyone who's been a part of it the past three years needs to be in jail for genocide. The DOD owns the contracts of these jabs which are legally considered "countermeasures" -- aka bioweapons. The FDA provided a public charade of un"scientific" cover by giving their "authorizations" when they had literally no role in the roll out of these jabs other than manipulation of the public.
Kennedy is aiming WAY off the target with a mere "revolving door" "reform." The public needs to know the WHOLE TRUTH or his campaign is worse than pointless. It's providing cover for genocidal war crimes that are still ongoing, aided by this agency.
SO LONG OVERDUE. In fact, we need to blow up these big pharma companies in Pfizer, Moderna, J&J and any peddling death drugs, being FDA approved through faulty and misleading (profit driven) "science". We need to arrest Bourla and the rest of the big pharma CEO's behind the biggest medical democide in human history...repurposing their wealth to fight the WEF...and HANG THE mRNA JAB PROMOTING CEO'S LIVE ON PPV.
If you haven't already...ummm, I think you're going to want to watch this one.
Dr. David Martin Exposes Timeline of The Biggest Democide in Recorded History; "COVID-19 Was An Act of biological warfare".
- EU Parliament, Covid Summit in Brussels, Belgium - May 2023
https://rumble.com/v2mwrgm--dr.-david-martin-documenting-coronavirus-gain-of-function-research-at-the-.html
Dr. David Martin's Presentation Sure Explains Fauci's Claims Back in 2017!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqaaeLnEww
Operation Warp Speed? Pfizer patented the spike protein for a coronavirus vaccine over 30 years ago!
https://expose-news.com/2023/05/30/pfizer-patented-the-spike-protein-for-a-coronavirus/
While I absolutely consider advertising toxic drugs to be a terrible thing. I also support freedom. Which means a company should be free to advertise it's products (even when they kill people). It's up to people to stop believing advertising.
Yes, ban big pharma from TV. Then go the extra mile and rescind the 1986 vaccine laws. Otherwise, we are going to be slaves to big pharma until they murder us all.