It occurred to me (not recently) and maybe painfully obvious to others that pharmaceutical advertising on TV isn't really for the consumer. The whole "ask your

It occurred to me (not recently) and maybe painfully obvious to others that pharmaceutical advertising on TV isn't really for the consumer. The whole "ask your Dr if this medication is right for you" is such a weird trope because that's not how prescription medication is supposed to be marketed. Large advertising spends have pilfered a tremendous amount of pharmaceutical influence in mainstream media. So much so that much of the salary of mainstream news personalities is funded by drug companies. It has become exceptionally difficult to criticize or challenge drug companies on major tv and print outlets.