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funny names for prescription drugs..

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#1 ·
what's with the stupid names they think up for drugs these days?
right now, i have the tv on in the background, and i heard an add for something called "Ass effects", so i just had to look and see what it was all about. it was something called "Aciphex" that i think had something to do with controlling heartburn..
can you just imagine the young 20-something marketing people snickering as they pitched the name for their new acid reflux drug to the CEO of the drug company?
 
#5 ·
when i posted this thread, i was talking about an actual, honest to god for real ad i saw on tv for drugs that have a name that is a play on what it does, with a somewhat funny sounding name.
can anyone think of any other funny sounding drug names that you are supposed to ask your doctor about at your next visit? you know- the ones in the commercials they spend 5 seconds saying how wonderful they are, then they spend the other 25 seconds of the commercial warning you about all the fun side effects that generally range from a slight itch to death..
 
#9 ·
oh thaty new one called "aciphex", it's pronounced "ass effects". bout tossed my cookies when I heard that the first time
 
#12 ·
Did you know the main ingredient in pills of all kinds, especially asprin, is paper? It is used as a filler. My sales rep for Chemprene conveyor belting calls on a Bayer asprin plant and asked the purchasing agent why do they use such a huge amount of paper in an asprin plant. He told him it was a filler and all the drug manufacturers use tons of it as the bulk of the drug they make. It was something I sure didn't know.
Jody
 
#14 ·
I always liked this one.
Flomax Helps the Flo, When you can't go!!
 
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