Posted on 11/15/2004 5:12:18 PM PST by freepatriot32
WASHINGTON (Nov. 15) - Two television advertisements for Pfizer Inc.'s impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting key information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company released on Monday.
The ads, with a voice-over that includes "Remember that guy who used to be called 'wild thing'?" and later says "He's back," failed to mention major side effects and why certain patients should not take Viagra, the FDA said.
The FDA's letter, dated Nov. 10, also said the 30- and 15-second ads omit to mention that Viagra is intended to treat erectile dysfunction and the claim of return to a previous level of sexual desire and activity is unsubstantiated.
"If you have data substantiating this claim, please submit them to FDA for review," the letter said.
Pfizer did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The FDA's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications said Pfizer should immediately cease using the offending ads and any similar promotions. It asked the company to respond by Nov. 24 on its intent to comply.
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My favorite sex ad is the "four hour erection".
Is that what you call it? ;-)
Yeah - he was a relief pitcher for the Phillies. Gave up the home run to Joe Carter that won the 93 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays.
I don't know if these things work. The only time I tried it, the pill stuck in my throat and I had a stiff neck for a week.
And I wish to God that they'd stop advertising them during football games.
At least Pfizer doesn't imply a man's, um, "feet" will grow to massive proportions, like that awful series of "Bob" commercials.
that as is idiotic and frankly, i'm over the satanic overtones...and I have no use for viagra, thank God.
It wouldn't be your favorite if you knew how they treat priapism of that caliber.
Hint: it involves cutting and bloodletting.
should obviously read, "that ad is...."
we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.
What is the difference between Viagra and Cialis? I know this sounds like a setup for a joke but there must be a difference.
.........Especially those horns (top parts of the letter 'V') that begin to swell out his head.
ROFL!
I thought they were pretty much the same, that is, designed to solve the same problem, the dreaded "ED." Other than that, I haven't a clue.
I wish they'd stop advertising them at all, not just during football games. I would think that men would be particularly embarrassed by them.
Hey now!
I live for new "This is Bob" commercials!
They're hysterical.
I sit and count how many bad double/triple entendres they can pack into a single sentence.
They must've gone overboard on the "Japanese business meeting" one, though, because it ran for just a short while and disappeared.
I guess "wood" is a forbidden word....:))
Those "Bob" commercials crack me up! At least they take a humerous approach. They seem like a SNL skit.
After having been inundated with these ads, it seems to me that Cialis is a "later edition" drug which is more specific in its effects than Viagra and therefore better. But don't quote me, I'm not a human doctor.
Oh God, there's one on now!
/*screams like a little girl in shock*
I wasn't aware they were advertised outside of football games. Hm.
I would think that men would be particularly embarrassed by them.
The wife and I make a running gag out of it. Whenever one comes on, I turn to her and say, "Should I get a prescription for that, or just buy you jewelry and flowers?" (After all, according to the jewelry commercials, if you buy your woman diamonds, you're sure to get jumped upon.) ; )
*smiles* My work here is done.
Please see your doctor for any erection that lasts over four hours. Doctor, hell, somebody needs a nurse.
Cialis, Levitra and Viagra work by a similar mechanism to cause erection. Levitra works a little longer than Viagra. They both take effect in about 30 minutes. With Levitra, the effects last for about 5 hours. With Viagra, the effects last 4 hours.
Cialis takes a bit longer to work, but the effects last for much longer: two to three days.
ow...
The Bob commercial with the Japanese businessmen must have set a record for double entendres. That's the one where the Japanese fellows gaze admiringly upon Bob's giant wingtips.
Wonder if they'll yank it.
Isn't one of the side effects of Viagra death? What guy wouldn't want to die like a Rockefeller?
I think that's Cialis (See, Alice?). I believe it was the sage Larry the Cable Guy who said of that ad: "It says if your erections lasts more than 4 hours call a doctor. Heck, if it lasts that long I'm callin' EVERYBODY!"
ROFL!
It cracked me up.
Between the bad puns, the drooping neighbors and the spooky, grinning wife, I can hardly take it....;))
You didn't ask about Levitra. My teenagers had a big laugh over the Levitra ad where the guy is throwing a football through a tire rope swing, while his wife smiles appreciatively.
Why should men be embarrassed by Viagra ads? I know I'm not. Same goes for tampons. Who cares that they're being advertised? They're just products the manufacturer is trying to sell.
FDA's in charge of free speech now, too?
I believe it was the comic George Wallace who said if he had the four-hour erection going, he was gonna see Alice, and also see Debbie, see Mary Ann, see Marilyn, see Charlene, etc., etc.
Wasn't Mike Ditka in those, saying something like "Get back in the game"?
Yep. I guess that keeps with the theme.
What kind of commercial is it? I've never seen one. I must be missing a lot now that I have the Dish. I just record or pause and skip all the commercials.
The thing about all these public commercials is that they drive a desire for medications that may not really be needed, but you can doctor shop until you get a script for almost anything.
And it is covered by Medicaid in many states.
Wait a minute. My private insurance does not cover my prescriptions, but Medicaid does cover Viagra?? Yep.
Wow. So Cialis wouldn't be the right drug to take on a beach vacation?
(Or maybe it would be.... maaaaybe it would....)
After four hours, their hands'll be tired.
Oh, so what. For some men, Viagra is a Godsend. Is it necessary for life? No. Is it necessary for quality of life? Yes. Of course, like anything , it should be taken under a Dr.'s supervision. Oy.
The FDA is being hard on them.
Why would one of the side effects of Viagra be death unless you take too much too often and then you're an idiot and you should be dead.
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