Do you find that American channels have way too many commercials about drugs?

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I live in Canada, and we get a couple of channels from the US, and it is so weird and kind of funny all the drug commercials that they have. They have a drug for EVERY type of problem (but usually the possible side-effects seem way worse than the actually problem). Like, a commercial for an allergy drug warns about possible seizures, blindness and death😂😒. Just wonder if I am the only one who finds this weird?

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I'm American,  and I think it's crazy as well. The healthcare system here pushes drugs in order to suppress symptoms vs. actually figuring out the root cause of a health issue.

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The best/worst part is almost every one has the disclaimer:
"Don't take [drug] if you're allergic to [drug]."
Like no shit, but how are you supposed to know if you're allergic.... lol

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I like the ones for asthma medications that say “may cause shortness of breath” 😂😂😂

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There was one on as I opened this ... and yes, my husband and I get so annoyed by it. Take this prescription and you'll need 10 more

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My favorite are the lawsuit commercials for certain medications. One I have seen a few times is for Abilify causing a gambling addiction.... and if taking abiliify has caused you 10k  or more in gambling debt you can partake in the lawsuit....

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😂😂😂 this is why I won’t even take Tylenol

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They're weird but you can find out about more  obscure medical problems you may have so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Like there are commercials for a narcolepsy medication that lists the symptoms and idk it makes me smile. As someone who has narcolepsy the thought of more people talking about it and hopefully getting diagnosed if they have mild cases is a good thing.

Do you find that American channels have way too many commercials about drugs?

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