Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Submarines Date: 12 Sep 2025 20:52:34 GMT Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <10884l7$173em$1@dont-email.me> <1088lbg$1agt7$1@dont-email.me> <9aadne5uMN4JgTX1nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com> <108am3a$1pga7$6@dont-email.me> <108c5on$234t5$16@dont-email.me> <109mlpa$aju3$1@dont-email.me> <109ouee$t9ek$5@dont-email.me> <4s5wQ.117826$j831.5003@fx40.iad> <109rea9$1ilji$9@dont-email.me> <109rjap$1jq5i$1@dont-email.me> <109rn8g$1lrdl$1@dont-email.me> <109u5uf$2ga9g$2@dont-email.me> <109v1ir$2q0sg$2@dont-email.me> <0gadplx90m.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net beYukwJpagdLxshkX6ho6w1hIB74d35TW5HumXQRelcyNrJ8Jg Cancel-Lock: sha1:7zi31l7VIqPLjr+fqc/Mye7a5Uo= sha256:U1srE2hIdbXJwFiJ8ElUat3FhFK4sEJqaspWP0ZoIxU= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:73982 On Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:50:08 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2025-09-12 05:48, rbowman wrote: >> It's isn't dramatic enough to have gotten much exposure but RFK jr. and >> Trump are also trying to eliminate pharma advertising on TV. I'll >> really miss those ads telling me to talk to my doctor about some >> miracle drug to cure a condition I've never heard of. As a side effect, >> since all ads must have at least 50% POCs, I've concluded POCs are a >> sickly lot. > > Wow. There are almost no pharmaceuticals on TV here. Maybe some flu > pills and similar. Things that can be obtained over the counter, I > believe, and those are much fewer than at the other side of the pond. Only two countries allow direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs, USA and New Zealand. The ads are on Tv (including streaming) shows, magazines, and even posters in buses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MlXc-Bao4 Geritol was the punchline of a lot of jokes particularly since it placed ass on shows like Lawrence Welk that catered to an older crowd. However it was an over the counter vitamin supplement. Since it was 12% alcohol it might even make people feel better but probably wouldn't kill them. I haven't seen a Geritol ad in years, Tums for Your Tummy anti-acid tablets or other OTC products. These ads are for prescription drugs, target highly specific conditions/diseases, and suggest you ask your doctor to prescribe them. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Ag5R/viberzi-the-big-meeting The list of side effects for some of the other stuff is longer, up to and including death.