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.
In both cases, the agency contended the techniques would distract consumers being able to adequately comprehend and process effect warnings, according to a pair of letters sent on Monday to the drug makers. One letter was sent to Celgene over concerns for an ad promoting its Otezla psoriasis pill and the other was sent to Sanofi expressing dissatisfaction with an ad for its Toujeo diabetes treatment.
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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”….