May 17th, 2007
Pharmaceuticals Are Funny
Go get any magazine targeted at women. I saw this in “Playbill” while watching the already mentioned really bad musical.
Find the ad for Ambien (I am sure that there is one there… they advertise like crazy), even AmbienCR will do. Heck, if you are in a pinch, find the ad for Lunesta.
These are all glorified sleeping pills.
Now, check the required listing of side effects.
Look closely.
“Drowsiness”
Since these side effects are based on what was reported during the clinical trials… some idiot took a sleeping pill, then complained that it made them sleepy. Or possibly the manufacturer wanted to warn people that their sleeping pill might possibly make you sleepy, in case they couldn’t figure that out for themselves.
Good Lord, people are stupid.