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Drug commercial parodies — a roundup

Cary Byrd — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:32:33 +0000

As you know, we like to post links to parodies of pharmaceutical commercials. Rather than publish these individually, though, I thought I’d provide all these links in a single roundup post. Here are some popular parodies of current drug ads — one for each drug. (Be warned that some of them are a little off-color.) Enjoy!

“Your secret is safe … with Valtrex”

Cary Byrd — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:46:10 +0000

This drug parody ad makes an interesting point. Ads with a tagline of “Your secret is safe with Valtrex” actually might be a more effective way for GlaxoSmithKline to market the drug, considering how many herpes sufferers are reticent to share their condition with their partners. The ads could be done by the same agency that does the “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas” ads.

It would be morally and ethically WRONG, of course — but we are talking about Big Pharma here.

It would at least be more true to life than the current overly-earnest approach — always featuring both partners smiling and talking pleasantly to the camera. A good shouting match might be more appropriate.

People really seem to like making fake Valtrex commercials, by the way. Check ‘em out.

Will the last person to make a pharma commercial parody for YouTube please unplug the video camera on your way out?

Cary Byrd — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:30:48 +0000

Still, I can’t resist posting them.

Has everyone on YouTube uploaded a pharma commercial parody?

Cary Byrd — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:45:01 +0000

Seems like it sometimes; I think it’s a pretty good measure of the current hostility level toward the pharmaceutical industry.

Here’s another, courtesy of PharmaGossip:

Connectile dysfunction

Cary Byrd — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:05:34 +0000

Sprint’s Super Bowl commercial that parodies Big Pharma’s male-impotence advertising is hilarious.

(Via NFL-Scores.)