Hello Rocky,

I am bombarded with ads telling me to "ask my doctor" if drugs are right for me.  Can I ask you instead?

Valerie Jarret
Skokie, IL


Rocky Responds:

Sure.  Drugs are right for you.  Drugs are in.  Exercise, vitamins and self-awareness are relics of the 90's. 

To get you started, here are some favorites of the HelloRocky Intern:

Vytorin - Merck and Schering-Plough finally released a study that shows this $5 billion pill doesn't actually do anything.  But we still recommend Vytorin as a "gateway" to pills that can really mess you up. 

Vioxx - Reduces inflammation and pain.  Also causes heart attacks.  Merck was aware of the dangers of Vioxx for several years.  But instead of pulling the drug off the market the company chose to suppress this information and even designed new studies to conceal the heart attack risk.  We are fans of Merck for their jumbo balls. 

Celebrex - See Vioxx (above).  Substitute Pfizer for Merck.

Crestor - Designed to lower cholesterol, Crestor has been proven to cause muscle and kidney damage.  As a bonus, it also triggers memory loss.  And, although your cholesterol will go down, you'll still have the same incidence of heart attack and death.   

Paxil - Glaxo withheld studies confirming that patients under 18 had a higher risk of suicidal behaviour if they were treated with Paxil than if they received a placebo.  And Paxil is prescribed as an anti-depressant.  You go, Glaxo!

To learn more and to enjoy some "feel-good" graphics check out the Pharmaceutical company websites:

Pfizer

Merck

Schering-Plough