Comments on: Dare Not Speak Its Name

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By: Faux Help | Doc Gurley

Faux Help | Doc Gurley — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:58:51 +0000

[...] coming up: actually we were outraged by this approach) several months ago with the post titled Dare Not Speak Its Name, but a refresher course in awareness is a good thing, so we’re stirring it up again. [...]

By: Medical Grand Rounds 4.51

Medical Grand Rounds 4.51 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:37:41 +0000

[...] And drug companies will go to great lengths to loopholes in drug legislation, as Doc Gurley explains in Dare Not Speak Its Name [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:13:32 +0000

Interesting, I have seen TV ads where Ambien is mentioned by name, along with the warning that “eating and driving while asleep has been noted, along with amnesia of the events” or some such sentence. From what I’ve heard (and seen), I’ll stay as far away from Ambien as I can get. People have no clue when they see these ads, even with the names mentioned.

Lately I’ve noticed the ads are one part ad and five parts disclaimers!

I’ve never seen a Chantix ad, but then maybe it’s because they don’t mention the name! : )

This direct-to-consumer adverts bother me. I’m all for patient education and consumer education, but not from a selectively worded advertisement.

By: Jimmy Damintz

Jimmy Damintz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:20 +0000

My bad…. I am just reading the link provided.

Fire, Ready, Aim is my motto

By: Jimmy Damintz

Jimmy Damintz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:30:12 +0000

What medium are these advertisements? Are they masked somehow as public service announcements? I am curious as to how I am being manipulated.

By: Healthcare Today

Healthcare Today — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:18:33 +0000

Dare Not Speak Its Name…

Chantix and Ambien have joined the ranks of God, gays, torturers, and seven kinds of profanity. How can that be? Widespread pharmaceutical ads for these drugs are running nationwide that specifically never mention the drug….