Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Movantik Giant Opioid Pill Ads

There’s a new drug that helps with opioid-induced constipation. It’s called Movantik. And in the ads for it, some woman walks around with a giant, person-sized opioid pill. I keep waiting for the DEA to tackle her to the ground and arrest her for possession with intent to distribute. After all, she’s got a pill with her that’s like, what, maybe a trillion milligrams? My guess is that she uses a file to grind off some, and she sells it to teenagers, and that’s where this whole opioid scourge is coming from!

Here’s one of these silly ads (I’m really referring to a newer ad for this medication, but I can’t find that one, so this one will have to do.):