Archive for November 15th, 2004

Viagra Wild Thing Ads In Trouble

Monday, November 15th, 2004

Well it looks like Pfizer is in trouble with the FDA. They’ve been asked to pull their Wild Thing Viagra ads because they failed to air warnings of possible side-effects and because the ads apparently make unsubstantiated claims regarding the return of sexual desire. Hmm, I guess it’s a slow Monday for the FDA! The warnings angle is fair enough, but the other stuff is a bit of a stretch.

All of the impotence drug ads imply that not only will you be able to have sex again, but that it will be better sex, especially if you use their product rather than their competitors. The ads are generally well made and feature attractive middle aged actors. Now whether most of the people using these drugs are anything like that is anyone’s guess, but I remember that when Viagra first came out, there were a lot of stories about really old guys running out trying the boink everything in sight, which wasn’t good for some of their hearts, or wives who were often left out of the aforementioned boinking!

I say caveat emptor, let the buyer beware. Sex may return with Viagra, but honestly, it probably won’t be any better than before. And I’d imagine that walking around with a h*rd *n with nowhere to go, cannot be any fun. But remember, as Viagra competitor Cialis (I think) says in their ads, erections lasting more than 4 hours are dangerous and you should seek immediate medical attention…Yeah riiiiiiiiight!