Call me old school but somehow, seeing drugs advertised on television is a bit strange for me. Unlike a bar of soap or shampoo, the effects that a medicinal product is supposed to yield are something that are of immense consequence to the person who would use it. It’s a bit strange that the ef[...]
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
July 31st, 2010 - 1:40 am § in Health
What the hell is Saridon?
I first heard of the term “saridon” on Janette Toral’s blog. Apparently it’s a drug that is very well known in the Visayas and Mindanao area. A new reformulated version of the drug had to be made when the US Food And Drug Administration found that the product was potentiall[...]
July 30th, 2010 - 1:02 pm § in Health
No approved therapeutic claims
The title of this post is the usual disclaimer that follows an advertisement for a food supplement. The Department of Health and Bureau of Food and Drugs have come down hard against the manufacturers of the food supplements by translating to the disclaimer to an even harsher version in the vernacu[...]
