File this under “not ready for prime time.”
The US Food and Drug Administration scolded two drug makers for using loud music and fast-paced visuals in their television ads that obscured important risk information.
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The only honest part about these Type 2 diabetes ads is that they feature the heftyweights who got the condition because they couldn’t stay off the carbo line at Dunkin Donuts, KFC, or Bob’s Big Boy.
Wrong music. Celgene should mellow us out with “I’ve got you under my skin”.
Nice try, but in my opinion the soundtrack since 9/11 is “World of confusion”….