How do you feel about famous Doctors doing medication ads?

StNeotser, ASN, RN · Apr 29, 2007

I suppose it must be legal, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. But I don't feel like they are ethical because they must be being paid to endorse certain products.

I just hate the whole "Ask your doctor" ad game.

I_am_Julia · Apr 29, 2007

If it's a way to bring awareness to certain issues, I support that. I do agree that the cost of drugs is far to expensive.

Dr. Jarvik does Lipitor ads big time, on tv, in several major publications and I believe I saw a internet ad also. I do not approve. I know there is a lot of money changing hands here and it would be hard to turn down. I wish the drug company would stop spending so much on these high priced ads and reduce the price of their medication which is too high.:angryfire

RNperdiem, RN · Apr 29, 2007

As long as the drug is something the doctor would prescribe, I see no problem.

ghaleon128 · Apr 29, 2007

Here's an interesting documentary I saw yesterday, deals with some of these issues.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6839989630008583884&q=Big+Bucks%2C+Big+Pharma

KellieNurse06 · Apr 29, 2007

I see that commercial all the time with Dr Jarvik...lol..All I can think of when I do see it , is that he needs to do something with that hair of his....rotflmao...

I have no problem with Doctors doing these ads...but I would "assume" they take the med themselves, :uhoh3: or I would consider that false advertising...jmpo

oramar · Apr 29, 2007

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07116/781076-114.stm

I_am_Julia · Apr 30, 2007

:uhoh21: that's the first thing i thought about too. lol :lol2: he needs to get a makeover from the royalities.

i see that commercial all the time with dr jarvik...lol..all i can think of when i do see it , is that he needs to do something with that hair of his....rotflmao...
i have no problem with doctors doing these ads...but i would "assume" they take the med themselves, or i would consider that false advertising...jmpo

oramar · Apr 30, 2007

Here's an interesting documentary I saw yesterday, deals with some of these issues.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6839989630008583884&q=Big+Bucks%2C+Big+Pharma

Wow, really indebth article.

Had to click on several links to get to it. Long though, most people will not want to bother to read anything that long. Most people like their world summed up in a one liner.

SaderNurse05, BSN, RN · Apr 30, 2007

I don't like it. It seems unprofessional to me, JMHO. I also don't like the whole "ask your doctor" campaigns. I am all for informing patients but many of the drug companies have slick ads, websites, etc.. seems like they are coaching patients what to say in order to get certain medications.

HisHands, ASN, RN · Apr 30, 2007

I know my scenerio is rather unethical, but here's an idea.

If an MD is receiving a significant amt of money to do an ad, do you think he is more likely to perscribe a certain med over another. Like, hey I bet Zetia would work great for you, but since I'm kindof tied to Lipitor, let's go that route. Do you suppose there's any chance that that MD might not have the pts best interests at heart?

time4meRN · Apr 30, 2007

I see it and all I think of is , "I wounder what kind of a a## , he is to work with" Which is wrong of me because I don't even know the man, I just know his kind. I agree too, I would like to see him on a make over show. (he need a new do ! At least he isn't pushing something like viagra. That could actually be considered a conflict of intrest. (making more pt's for himself) I do have a little funny about Viagra. One of our cardiac Dr's asked me to look up a generic med for him. I was busy, thinking , oh my gosh is his palm piolet broken or what. He gave me the name of the med on a paper. It was Mycoxaflopin. At first glance it looked like a real name. Then when I kind of said it in my head it made sence. So , I guess even "those kind " can have a sense of humor.