Reply #39: Another thing we're thankful for [View All]

[Canuckistanian]

In addition to our single-payer health care, we're NOT subjected to these endless drug commercials, promising us a cure for every ill with a single pill. We know that health care is best left to DOCTORS, not shiny TV spokespeople. I wouldn't even PRESUME to second-guess my doctor on vital prescription drugs that may even save my life.

We have so many restrictions on drug company ads that the drug companies decide NOT to air most of them on Canadian TV. And the very few that DO make it to air are VERY unpopular.

It's a cultural thing, I guess. We have more trust in our physicians than drug companies. We let DOCTORS make the choices for us.