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1 hour ago, DaveH said:

I know we just went through this a while back, but the only thing I could think of was Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Yeah, IBS..

and RLS...

and ED...

For no better reason than to irritate my teenagers, whenever one of those pharma commercials appears on TV--you know; the ads that take the name of a well-known malady and spin it into an acronym to sound more ominous--I invoke my own TV voice and bellow, "Do you suffer from acute B.S.?  Ask your doctor if prescription strength Damitol could be right for you."

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2 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

Yeah, IBS..

and RLS...

and ED...

For no better reason than to irritate my teenagers, whenever one of those pharma commercials appears on TV--you know; the ads that take the name of a well-known malady and spin it into an acronym to sound more ominous--I invoke my own TV voice and bellow, "Do you suffer from acute B.S.?  Ask your doctor if prescription strength Damitol could be right for you."

Myself, I prefer Fukitol.

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Absolutely love him from the Gillan times. Missed his playing ever since. 

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Not gonna get political here, but one of the closest proximities I get to what might be perceived as socialism has to do with, er, high-end or specialized prescription drugs. It's hard for an average schlub like me to understand/relate to the plethora of TV commercials that zero in on conditions or maladies that affect a very small percentage of the American population. I'm glad such drugs are available for such individuals but doesn't the expense of television commercials add to the price of the prescription?

I have a prescription insurance policy, and once I meet the deductible, the co-pay alone for one particular (and apparently permanent)  Rx is more than the monthly payment, so the insurer is going in the hole with me each month. I can understand their p.o.v. in trying to get me on something more reasonable, cost-wise, and for the record, this particular Rx is not advertised, to my knowledge.

But the notion of well-produced, "actor portrayal" TV ads that jack up the cost of prescriptions is something that just doesn't seem right...and of course, I've seen print versions of such advertising as well. 

The "ask your doctor if ____________ might be right for you" in such advertising seems dubious, because your doctor oughta know whether or not to recommend such an Rx anyway.

The evolution of medicine in the last few decades, including prescription drugs, has been fascinating...but sometimes even the co-pay is expensive.

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9 minutes ago, Willie G. Moseley said:

Not gonna get political here, but one of the closest proximities I get to what might be perceived as socialism has to do with, er, high-end or specialized prescription drugs. It's hard for an average schlub like me to understand/relate to the plethora of TV commercials that zero in on conditions or maladies that affect a very small percentage of the American population. I'm glad such drugs are available for such individuals but doesn't the expense of television commercials add to the price of the prescription?

I have a prescription insurance policy, and once I meet the deductible, the co-pay alone for one particular (and apparently permanent)  Rx is more than the monthly payment, so the insurer is going in the hole with me each month. I can understand their p.o.v. in trying to get me on something more reasonable, cost-wise, and for the record, this particular Rx is not advertised, to my knowledge.

But the notion of well-produced, "actor portrayal" TV ads that jack up the cost of prescriptions is something that just doesn't seem right...and of course, I've seen print versions of such advertising as well. 

The "ask your doctor if ____________ might be right for me" in such advertising seems dubious, because your doctor oughta know whether or not to recommend such an Rx anyway.

The evolution of medicine in the last few decades, including prescription drugs, has been fascinating...but sometimes even the co-pay is expensive.

Evolution of medicine  is one thing, but the evolution of the insurance industry is another ...

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On 2/16/2019 at 10:02 AM, Willie G. Moseley said:

Not gonna get political here, but one of the closest proximities I get to what might be perceived as socialism has to do with, er, high-end or specialized prescription drugs. It's hard for an average schlub like me to understand/relate to the plethora of TV commercials that zero in on conditions or maladies that affect a very small percentage of the American population. I'm glad such drugs are available for such individuals but doesn't the expense of television commercials add to the price of the prescription?

I have a prescription insurance policy, and once I meet the deductible, the co-pay alone for one particular (and apparently permanent)  Rx is more than the monthly payment, so the insurer is going in the hole with me each month. I can understand their p.o.v. in trying to get me on something more reasonable, cost-wise, and for the record, this particular Rx is not advertised, to my knowledge.

But the notion of well-produced, "actor portrayal" TV ads that jack up the cost of prescriptions is something that just doesn't seem right...and of course, I've seen print versions of such advertising as well. 

The "ask your doctor if ____________ might be right for you" in such advertising seems dubious, because your doctor oughta know whether or not to recommend such an Rx anyway.

The evolution of medicine in the last few decades, including prescription drugs, has been fascinating...but sometimes even the co-pay is expensive.

Hey, I hear you.  Being diabetic, the insulins and other meds I'm on, a few of which are new in the past few years, if I had to pay out of pocket for, would be somewhere between $12-$15k a year.  

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I thought Bernie was a cool guy.  I had a few of his solo albums.     His stuff with gillan was also cool. One of his bands had a pre LA Guns Phil Lewis in it.    Loved how he slung a 60’s strat in a Marshall (or at least that’s what i think he was using) while everyone was using Charvels etc...      ozzy always spoke fondly of Bernie for filling in while saying Gary Moore could never be considered because he looks like he’s been hit in the face with a waffle iron...    Lol

 

 

 

 

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Well, that sucks. I would wager most of his present and former crew didn't leave the healthiest of lifestyles, so this is unfortunately not surprising.

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