tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post4367655100580538429..comments2024-03-28T13:38:36.788-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: The "RLS Gene" Story: Requip Ad Disguised as News on ABCVladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-58146751844725347442008-03-22T21:57:00.000-04:002008-03-22T21:57:00.000-04:00John,I have just stumbled upon your blog, and wish...John,<BR/><BR/>I have just stumbled upon your blog, and wish I had found it sooner. I recently posted a paper I wrote for a freshman English class in regards to DTC marketing and it's downfalls. I recieved a comment from an anonymous user (imagine that!) directing me to the RLS.org website to prove to me it was a real disease that affects as many people as alzheimers. <BR/><BR/>Sure.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that Glaxo makes plenty of donations to this "organization". Of course, it's for the good of the population, right?<BR/><BR/>Let me hop off my soapbox and say you have now been favorited and I look forward to reading more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-24068291669679667492007-11-13T21:56:00.000-05:002007-11-13T21:56:00.000-05:00John - Thank you for your article! I suffer from R...John - <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your article! I suffer from RLS -- sometimes it's really quite horrible. Just trust me on that. Anyway, I'm not writing about RLS, but about how grateful I am to learn more about who's behind the RLS Foundation. <BR/><BR/>A story for you: I just received an e-mail from the RLS Foundation criticizing and ad from Consumer Reports. Here's an excerpt...<BR/><BR/><I>"We wanted to apprise everyone on our mailing list of some bad press for RLS. We want to encourage you to 'fight back'.<BR/><BR/>"A video on consumerreports.org promises 'relief from restless legs hype.' The RLS Foundation is taking a tough stand against this type of bad press for RLS. <BR/><BR/>"Click here [blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2007/11/index.html] to watch this extremely sarcastic and insulting video for yourself. Then, click here [www.rls.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Document.Doc?&id=829] to read the RLS Foundation's response to this video.<BR/><BR/>"The RLS Foundation is calling for drastic measures to respond to this video. We aren't concerned that they are reporting on a drug. We are concerned that they are mocking a condition that so many people live with everyday. We encourage you to respond to this advertisement immediately. If you are a subscriber of Consumer Reports, we encourage you to cancel your subscription...."</I><BR/><BR/>So, I showed this to my wife -- who's much brighter than I am -- and she said, "Hmmm. I don't see anything wrong with the Consumer Reports ad. And, hey, y'know the RLS response doesn't sound like a non-profit's response -- I didn't think that non-profits went around attacking each other for protecting consumers. I wonder if we could find out if RLS Foundation has any corporate sponsors..." <BR/><BR/>So, I Googled 'rls foundation sponsors requip' and found your article. When I read it to my wife, she did a little celebratory jig. ;-) <BR/><BR/>We were both delighted to find that you'd done some research and were able to help us learn that there IS a connection b/t the RLS Foundation and the RLS drug makers.<BR/><BR/>What to do next, I don't know -- my Mirapex is a real life-saver -- but I was certainly glad to learn about the connection.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-68942339253227899352007-08-09T15:08:00.000-04:002007-08-09T15:08:00.000-04:00John:I remember months ago when I said the Requip ...John:<BR/><BR/>I remember months ago when I said the Requip campaign focusing on restless leg syndrome was the one that put me over the edge relative to DTC advertising. I think I was right then...as you are now. Tangential and moderately causal relationships in science are to be guarded against. Correlation doesn't always mean causation. For an interesting comment on same, see Clifford J. Rosen, MD, chair of the FDA advisory committee on rosiglitazone, in NEJM, (10.1056/NEJMp078167) at www.nejm.org, August 8, 2007. It shouldn't be restless leg that should worry us, it should be foot in mouth.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>NeilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-8168195020049136542007-07-19T15:00:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:00:00.000-04:00We all have a right to know who funds the research...We all have a right to know who funds the research. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, John. I think we all have a right to know when PR is disguised as "new science." Since MSM seems unable to do this, your efforts are doubly appreciated.<BR/><BR/>--MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-11993095472928676092007-07-19T13:53:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:53:00.000-04:00I am not raining on your parade! Parade away you d...I am not raining on your parade! Parade away you dough on Requip as much as you want!<BR/><BR/>My comments are limited to marketing practices and the relationships it spawns. We all have a right to know who funds the research. If anything, I'm raining on THAT parade!PharmaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211557578124130640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-56881337140493727542007-07-19T13:45:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:45:00.000-04:00As a long term "put up with-er" of RLS/PLMS I am g...As a long term "put up with-er" of RLS/PLMS I am grateful for any advance in the treatment or explanation of this disorder or whatever label you want to put on it. I don't care where the advance comes from or who funds it or who profits from it. I wish all you naysayers of the advertising, research, and the existence of RLS would just go rain on your own parades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com