He was taking OTC, but apparently too much of it. Yeah, he certainly bears
responsibility if he did. But the advertising still seems unethical.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Kristin A. Ruhle
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Drug advertising
Was it OTC or prescription ibuprofen? Read the fine print or the leaflet
that comes with the package - it warns you not to take more than a few
200mg pills a day without consulting a doctor because there are serious
risks with high doses! You can still get 600 and 800mg pills with a
prescription, altho the doctor might just say take 3-4 of the OTC ones and
save your money. (Depends I guess on how gooda prescription health plan
you have.)
I think the problem is that people fail to inform themselves adequately
and blindly believe advertising. Yeah, using a drug to mask pain from
overexercising is *stupid* and I'm apalled that any ad campaign woulld
encourage that. Pain is your body's way of telling you something is
*wrong*. As n, "let up on that," or "see a doctor."
I'm sorry about your loss. our hearts go out to you
Kristin
