today, as i was counting Concerta (they look like tiny Vienna sausages) on a tray that had a little Protonix monster/lizard sleeping on it, i was wondering why diseases and disorders now have mascots.
prevacid has a walking stomach, actos has dancing organs, Lamisil has that horrible dermatophyte, and Mucinex has a blob of phlegm in suspenders. are these things supposed to be cute? or is it easier to take pills if you know you are fighting a cartoon? i think they are quite creepy, i'd rather think of nail fungus like an actual fungus, not something with claws that can lift up a toenail like it's hinged. and if this continues, where will it end? will there be Mr. Immune Cell taking a hammer and chisel to a knee joint? it wouldn't be so bad i suppose if i only saw this kind of thing on tv, but these images are printed on the back of the information panels on the scripts. i'll just have to stop filling prescriptions or find the person responsible and kill them.
2 comments:
That hinged toenail gives me the willies... I certainly could do without it.
EEWWW! I hate those cartoon things! I didn't think about the phamacist's point of view on those things. Oh, and thanks for the "lovely" picture of one of those buggers!
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