just saw cheezz's comments on drug ads in magazines. I had a HEALTH magazine a few

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marilynfl

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months back and started ripping out the DRUG ONLY ads just to see how much of the magazine was taken over by them.

(This is sadly an example of how anal I am at times.)

So...135 annotated page numbers....by the time I was done ripping out drug ads there were only 85 pages remaining and out of those 13 were full-size regular ads for moisturizer and stuff like that.

That's 50 pages of drug information, the majority of which I can't even tell what they're for.

It's conflicting to see an article that talks about healthy foods or exercising or looking out for your eyes (reason why I had the magazine) butting right up against ads for drugs that don't provide much insight at all. One article has you taking control of your life, while the ad next to it is turning it over to the drug company.

 
I do that with all my magazines and it really helps pare them down. It is always interesting

to see that you can't always tear out ALL the ad because they set them up to be the back or front of a leading part of a feature.
BUT if you really think about "health" magazines or something like Cooking Light that has a TON of medical ads, people are looking (supposedly!! lol) for healthy recipes/ideas/training. This is a BIG target population for what they are selling.
Statins are made by a number of companies--it is BIG business to hook a prescription for a proprietary drug these days.
I don't condone it--but buyer beware is always a good posture. ;o)

 
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