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   Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 23:28:58 JST Warner Crocker

   Network and advertising execs have never cared about the products they hawk as long as the checks clear. This could get entertaining.

   No, No, No, Ozempic? RFK Jr.’s Plan to Ban Big Pharma Ads Could Hit TV Networks Hard https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/rfkjr-pharma-advertising-television-news-channels-1236106292/

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     Andreas K (yacc143@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 23:38:14 JST Andreas K

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     @WarnerCrocker Well, on that one I do have to say, I'm mostly with RFK.

     Pharma products are for doctors or say more general "medical professionals" to chose depending upon what they consider relevant for me, it's literally a category of restricted products where the consumer cannot walk in to pharmacy and just buy them, but usually needs a prescription, so why the ads? So they nag their doctor?

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     Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 23:39:55 JST Chancerubbage

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     @WarnerCrocker At postage stamp size, I thought the football player was Gerald Ford.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 23:40:35 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Andreas K

     @yacc143 I concur. Anything to take that damn Ozempic commercial off the air.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 02:23:20 JST Warner Crocker

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     • Missy Hoppe

     @Mitmee_Pie @progressivecat I concur about the ads. I'm just entertained by the brouhaha that's going to erupt over this. FWIW I think the money folks will win not those concerned about health issues.

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     Missy Hoppe (mitmee_pie@tweesecake.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 02:23:21 JST Missy Hoppe

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     • Ryan Mann

     @progressivecat @WarnerCrocker I couldn't agree with this more! I don't think perscription drugs ever should have started advertising on television in the first place. I firmly believe that the ads cause far more problems than they solve. I know healthcare is way, way more complicated than that, but eliminating ads for perscription drugs on TV would at least be a step in the right direction.