We don't have a health care system, we have a purely profit motivated illness symptom management system, where people aren't people they are potential revenue sources, and it is in the interests of the multinational corporate "citizens" to not address the illness(es) nor the root causes of the illness(es) but keep patients taking prescription meds for long periods of time, even the remainder of their lives, and "manage" the symptoms. This isn't some guess either, this view comes from working in the pharmaceutical industry, in drug development, for an extended period of time, before i could not do it any longer.
Plus, the government, medical industry, drug companies and pharmaceutical companies lie to us about health so we will continue to not understand how to get healthy so we can avoid their food or drugs, or avoid their services. True fact.
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@@rapalbumdepot7648 I have trained my brain to mentally turn them off when they are on. I used to take a garbage pail full of prescription drugs. But a good cannabis extract replace them all! My blood pressure actually gets too low, and I used to take a lot of blood pressure medication
@JimAllen-Persona because of what happened to me and the possibility of that happening to others the pharmaceutical industry has been fighting cannabis for 50 years! I want to see the research 50 years from now of all the great medications they can isolate from that plant! It only became illegal because of the greed of Randolph Hearst, didn't want competition from the hemp paper industry! But the pharmaceutical industry had me on the hook for over 20 years! There's only two countries that advertise drugs, the US and New Zealand! I hope we get Universal Health Care someday and try and take the greed out of the system!
@@gunnarskoog5628 Truer words (your words) have never been spoken. In the name of the Father George Carlin, the Son Robin Williams, and the Holy Ghost Richard Pryor Amen 😇
I went to visit my mom in another State and found out she was taking 18 different meds each day so I asked my sister to get her a different Doctor and he eliminated 10 of the meds. The system is failing our elderly!!
Staff community pharmacist here. I feel bad about all the crap in the system, but every day I come to work trying my best to save people money whenever I can and hopefully make each person's day a little bit better, even if those people occasionally make it very difficult to want to be nice. Edit: I greatly appreciate all of the kindness and positively, it actually means a lot to hear :)
@@Hexsyn we know the price gouging isn't at your level. And by the way, I rely on your advice a lot more than my doctors! The doctors only listen to the drug reps, you always know a lot more about medications than they do! They just parrot the drug rep
Thanks for your service. In our lil town we're soo grateful to our pharmacist & staff. Our pharmacist is the daughter of the original pharmacist/pharmacy. Cvs bought them out, but she stayed on. Her & her staff's expertise & kindness are so valuable ♀️⚖️☮️🍻
@@johnnyfreedom3437 god, you always know when a drug rep has been in town because suddenly you're dealing with angry patients with insurance rejections for a drug you've never seen previously and now is coming from 5 different doctors' offices
I had a doctor I liked very much, until I found he was in the 96 percentile of doctors who prescribe medications unnecessarily, just for kick backs. He had me in all kinds of sh*t, that was 20 years ago, today I take no medications.
I remember when it was only legal to advertise prescription drugs to doctors in trade journals and such. It was a time when a lot more things made a lot more sense than they do today.
the main purpose of the ads is to influence the decisions of the news media where the ads appear. Do you think the news is going to bite the hand that feeds them?
I have been told that only developing countries and the US have ads for drugs. So I was confused why you add that South Africa didn’t have them then I realized it wasn’t always a developing country.
"I found a 20 page magazine article about diabetes on the plane, and I read every page and when we landed . . . I had diabetes." My favorite Lewis bit.
My most expensive drug, out of five, is a blood thinner costing $100.00 a month. I pay zero. I think my insurance is around $50.00 a month so I'm doing good. Lewis Black is a pisser. Love that guy.
and maybe if the 'good food ' wasn't so expensive we could afford to eat better. Maybe if we weren't struggling to work a crappy job we'd have time to make better food choices.maybe if we didn't have fast food jammed down our throats everyday of our lives we wouldn't crave it constantly... lots of maybe's...just sayin'
I've maintained for decades that TV is America's biggest drug dealer. Where's the "war on drugs" when it comes to clamping down on these televised drug pushers?
@donaldobrien9171 0 seconds ago the real purpose of the ads is to influence the decisions of the news media where the ads appear. Do you think the news is going to bite the hand that feeds them?
GD antidepressant ads make absolutely insane. Smiling their faces off while everything is in slow motion. Yeah right, that's how I want to feel. Standing in the bright sun, people smiling all around me, cooking burgers in slow motion.
@@petesashlyn Funny, they never show the rapid sunburn you get standing in the bright sun because the antidepressants made you more sensitive to sunlight.
In Texas, you can go across the border into Mexico and buy the very same expensive pharmaceuticals for a fraction of the price in the U.S. Same brand and same company. It's a scam and you the American people are putting up with it.
The US gov't allowing PRESCRIPTION pharmaceutical medication advertisement on TV is about equal to self-checkout lanes in grocery stores. It enables doctors to slack off and do less work. Only, in this case, they are paid significantly more to do so.
Am an american living in Costa Rica. My neighbors live to 100 years old normally and still walk a few blocks to buy their own groceries while they are in their 90s. The biggest difference is see is that they eat “real food” (not processed chemicals), and they dont trust doctors outside of stitches and casts for broken bones, so most “cures” are natural food based. So yes, when i have a cold or sore throat, my Costa Rican wife makes me drink lemon juice with honey and weird tasting crap, but i am 48 years old, 12% body fat, and take zero pills or drugs. US FDA should be brought up on RICO charges..
The reason the US is not a country, but a corporation conglomerate is that to the "government" money is more important then it's people. Can you still call it a government when instead of the people who voted them in and who they're sworn to represent, they can be bought by whatever interest group, foreign or domestic, wants to spend some money on them and basically buy a law, and the fact that the law works for or against the citizens does not matter at all, only the money they're payed matters.
YES!!! I do think ppl need to learn what options are out there. Most health care provider know very little about any but the broadest areas. I live in a small town and there is a one year wait to get into some specialists.
The drugs of today don’t do much more than the older generic (cheaper) drugs. Problem is that the FDA doesn’t compare existing drugs against new drugs so no one is allowed to know.
Most clinical trials require the new treatment to be compared to standard of care. Back in 2014-2015 there were multiple drugs from several companies that cure a disease only found in 1989 - HCV. I think your comment does apply to cardiovascular drugs , where there has been lower innovation , especially considering burden of disease (still number one for cause of death). Again for the most innovative category, oncology there are plenty of new therapeutics, even new categories (like pd1 / pdl1) immunotherapy.
The military showed a movie that showed that by comparing production numbers against filled prescription, big pharma manages to "lose" 50% of their annual production.
People have so many health problems because they eat so much processed food. By eating processed foods you ensure that you are consuming the same ingredients constantly (like high fructose corn syrup). If you notice the same ingredient in your food constantly , that may be the source of your health problems.
Lewis I live in Canada. As you are aware the medical system is free for all citizens. Recently a new program pays seniors medicine and dental I have to take a med named Nintednaib by OFEV. The product is used to stop or slow the progression of the fibrosis in my lungs The $3800 a month med is covered by healthcare. Hell I can afford to get Ozempic at $270 a month to lessen the weight factor which it has done. Is it expensive for healthcare and medcare and dental care ? Fuck yes. Taxpayers pay. But our taxes overall is cheaper because of benefits we get back and isn’t it better to invest in taxes to get back benefits in health than waste the same taxes bombing 3rd world countries or sending them billions upon billion in free weapons missions planes and bullets. What’s the return to your taxpayers investment?
Actually, your country spends a little more than half of what we do in PPP terms on HC. Your problems are easier to solve than ours. I guess the biggest is an aging population, but you let in a lot more immigrants than we do, proportionately.
I meet tons of healthy Canadians abroad escaping your ridiculous taxes. It works for you though, doesn’t mean it works for all. Certainly, there are few Americans excited about paying taxes for foreign wars. Nobody has a great government.
"A-fib" is short for "Atrial fibrillation." Which is an abnormal heart rhythm. My mother was diagnosed with A-fib. And as soon as she was diagnosed with it, she asked WHILE STILL IN THE ROOM WITH THE SAME DOCTOR "What can I do about it?" Conclusion: If you even know what the funk A-fib is, you are already asking your doctor!
That's the thing. Despite the commercials, you still can't get ANY of this shit without first talking to a doctor to prescribe it!!!! So, what's the point of telling ME about it?
@JimAllen-Persona Depending upon the medication you're taking, you can contact them for a reduced price, or even free. I'm on Xeralto for A-Fib, and they have that available. It's worth checking into. I hope that helps!
@@Susan-p4jWhilst I'm sorry to hear that, by your logic, there would never be anything to joke about, because someone somewhere had something happen to them, or someone they know, at sometime... people with your mentality towards comedy, is what's leading to all the unnecessary censorship and cancellations of comedians and free speech because it might be a bit too close to home and causes mild offence due to its relevance - learn to laugh, not cry
@@davideaston8314 My "mentality towards comedy?" Really? I was stating a fact. Your skewed analysis of that clearly illustrates your ignorance. I think Mr. Black is hilarious...always have...now take your little ball and go home....
Human behavior has been fully pathologized in the form of the DSM, which essentially gives prescribers the tools to diagnose just about anybody with some kind of Illness to prescribe meds for. YAYYYY.
Paper companies were instrumental in getting pot outlawed in the early 20th century. But you bet your ass pharmaceutical companies and oil companies are doing their very best to keep it illegal.
I grew up in a country where my family never paid a dime for medical care. We had everything we needed, every necessary surgery from knees to hips to eyes. Big shocker when I immigrated to the States and watched the medical premiums go higher and higher every year. Worst part is the care we get in the States is no better than any other country I received medical care in. No matter how high the price doesn't make it any better.
I love Lewis Black TOO/ he's a truth teller who makes us laugh at ourselves and points to the problems regular everyday folks deal with/ I like him because He's old, smart, and can sniff out a two legged rat who is lying to Americans trying to take one of those Black jobs(presidency)/. I think Kamala will be the best choice/not because she's pretty.... no... cause she's PRETTY DARN SMART/ so Is Taylor Swift GIRL POWER
YUOU MAKE ME L A U G H ...uncontrollaby.......thank you Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
@@What_In_This_World wtf are you talking about lobbying for? trust me, when you get older and realize most of your retirement savings will be spent paying for health insurance, you'll wish you'd fought harder for medicare for all...
@@swhip897 yeah, that would include you too... Just like our roads, bridges, tanks, battleships, firetrucks, health inspectors, judges, etc etc... People shouldn't have to spend their life savings on medical insurance...
One day I heard someone in a clinic say, an employee, "He's going on a cruise." And then I heard it was because it's a perk by the pharmaceutical companies for writing so many prescriptions of a certain medication. I asked other people about this and it's true.
$5,000 a month for the new anti parkinsons medication Neurianz!!! Patient said: whotF makes it? Virgins dancing under a full effin moon? Loved him. PS: but,every effin fool out there can get fat shots thru the mail?!?!?!------ my hubs high bp meds free now----thankyou Joe. ❤
I always that was stupid when the commercial tells you to ask your doctor if this drug is right for you. Why would I ask a doctor about drugs? I’m not a 🤬 doctor, why would I tell a doctor what drugs to prescribe? If that’s the case my visit should be free.
In AFRICA, the PEOPLE pay their Doctor regularly, not prohibitively, BUT when they fall ILL....THEY STOP PAYING, so it's in his BEST interests to KEEP YOU HEALTHY!....In Britain, (though being undermined by Conservatives) the HEALTH CARE is paid via TAXES! FREE at the POINT of need!!
A commercial informed me that Necrotizing Enterocolitis is a thing. I don't know what it is, but I can tell from the name that it's bad. I did NOT want to know this. We pay doctors to know this kind of thing, so that WE DON'T HAVE TO.
We as a nation consume over 90% of those products. Why would any corporation give up that profit margin? They want you as a literal lifetime customer. You have to advocate for yourselves, otherwise they've got you. I had a serious health scare 6 years ago. I was put on tons of stuff. I got better, but I didn't need to become a walking cvs. If I didn't speak up for myself, I'd still be on nearly a dozen things, including things to counteract the effects from the other things. With 0 meds, I have a BP of 113 over 68, yet I was on a BP med. Yeah. Go figure. And that's just 1 example. Remember, you are a walking profit margin. The more thing they can put into you, the better for them.
They charge Americans thousands of percent more for many common drugs, than other countries. Literally some drugs are a few dollars to make yet cost thousands to the consumer.
We don't have a health care system, we have a purely profit motivated illness symptom management system, where people aren't people they are potential revenue sources, and it is in the interests of the multinational corporate "citizens" to not address the illness(es) nor the root causes of the illness(es) but keep patients taking prescription meds for long periods of time, even the remainder of their lives, and "manage" the symptoms. This isn't some guess either, this view comes from working in the pharmaceutical industry, in drug development, for an extended period of time, before i could not do it any longer.
If you could design a health cares system, what elements would it contain?
They call it Neoliberalism, where corporations and monopolies rule, and people are expendable. Welcome to reality.
Bam!
Plus, the government, medical industry, drug companies and pharmaceutical companies lie to us about health so we will continue to not understand how to get healthy so we can avoid their food or drugs, or avoid their services. True fact.
@@peipeispike No. 1: People over profit.
I knew back then that putting drug commercials on TV was a really really really bad idea...
I get my medical information from the ghost of Jerry Garcia!
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They are also worst commercials on TV 😕
@@rapalbumdepot7648 I have trained my brain to mentally turn them off when they are on. I used to take a garbage pail full of prescription drugs. But a good cannabis extract replace them all! My blood pressure actually gets too low, and I used to take a lot of blood pressure medication
@JimAllen-Persona because of what happened to me and the possibility of that happening to others the pharmaceutical industry has been fighting cannabis for 50 years! I want to see the research 50 years from now of all the great medications they can isolate from that plant! It only became illegal because of the greed of Randolph Hearst, didn't want competition from the hemp paper industry! But the pharmaceutical industry had me on the hook for over 20 years! There's only two countries that advertise drugs, the US and New Zealand! I hope we get Universal Health Care someday and try and take the greed out of the system!
We live in Mexico my son takes a medication that costs $40 a month here. In the US, the cost is 5,000
Then why do so many Mexicans flee to the USA?
Dang. General area in Mexico? Seriously, considering retirement there.
US Scam Care: If you have insurance they'll cover 80% and you "only" pay 20%, of these outlandish price gouged costs.
Dayum
Tell your friends and family this, too.
New Zealand is so far away, it's tomorrow. 🤣
My life didn't need to be this horrible , they forced it to be this horrible
I love Lewis Black!
Lewis Black does nuanced, down-to-earth, political comedy better than anyone since Carlin
@@gunnarskoog5628 Truer words (your words) have never been spoken.
In the name of the Father George Carlin, the Son Robin Williams, and the Holy Ghost Richard Pryor Amen 😇
He reminds me of Carlin here. Kinda sad, because Carlin could have delivered this exact monologue 40 years ago and it's only gotten worse.
🎯
Carlin hated white people. He was a negative Nelly. Total loser.
LB is amazing.
Most underated comedian/sage ever
Side-effects from prescriptions after being misdiagnosed made my life a living hell for 4 years.
I went to visit my mom in another State and found out she was taking 18 different meds each day so I asked my sister to get her a different Doctor and he eliminated 10 of the meds. The system is failing our elderly!!
Yep, same with my dad. Me... “Why is my dad on so much ….?” Doc… “For pain.” Me…”Are you in pain dad?” Dad…”no”. 😤
They don’t care about people they only care about profits!
The GOAT is back in action!
Staff community pharmacist here. I feel bad about all the crap in the system, but every day I come to work trying my best to save people money whenever I can and hopefully make each person's day a little bit better, even if those people occasionally make it very difficult to want to be nice.
Edit: I greatly appreciate all of the kindness and positively, it actually means a lot to hear :)
@@Hexsyn we know the price gouging isn't at your level. And by the way, I rely on your advice a lot more than my doctors! The doctors only listen to the drug reps, you always know a lot more about medications than they do! They just parrot the drug rep
Thanks for your service. In our lil town we're soo grateful to our pharmacist & staff. Our pharmacist is the daughter of the original pharmacist/pharmacy. Cvs bought them out, but she stayed on. Her & her staff's expertise & kindness are so valuable ♀️⚖️☮️🍻
I'm on medicare, but use Good Rx.
@@maestermercy8512 kinda wish I could have been there in the era of smaller pharmacies that were closely tied into the community :(
@@johnnyfreedom3437 god, you always know when a drug rep has been in town because suddenly you're dealing with angry patients with insurance rejections for a drug you've never seen previously and now is coming from 5 different doctors' offices
I had a doctor I liked very much, until I found he was in the 96 percentile of doctors who prescribe medications unnecessarily, just for kick backs. He had me in all kinds of sh*t, that was 20 years ago, today I take no medications.
I remember when it was only legal to advertise prescription drugs to doctors in trade journals and such. It was a time when a lot more things made a lot more sense than they do today.
the main purpose of the ads is to influence the decisions of the news media where the ads appear. Do you think the news is going to bite the hand that feeds them?
@MatthewHill Tou forgot to take up arms.
Sick of these damned commercials💙💙💙💙
I agree. Fucking BIG PHARMA... they are DISGUSTING!
Three bronx cheers for our mercenary medical system. Which is just FKd from head to toe. Thanks Lew.
As a South African, I totally agree. I was shocked to see drugs being advertised on TV. Like wtf we don't have such ads in SA😅😅😅
I have been told that only developing countries and the US have ads for drugs. So I was confused why you add that South Africa didn’t have them then I realized it wasn’t always a developing country.
"I found a 20 page magazine article about diabetes on the plane, and I read every page and when we landed . . . I had diabetes." My favorite Lewis bit.
We have an "I don't care " health system
$1400 bucks for my medications!
Thank goodness I have insurance!😊
Our meds,some,free,thanku Joe Biden!
And righties want to take your ins away,far far away. 😢
for now
My most expensive drug, out of five, is a blood thinner costing $100.00 a month. I pay zero. I think my insurance is around $50.00 a month so I'm doing good. Lewis Black is a pisser. Love that guy.
That's nothing try getting a biosimeler.😊
“Doctor hides the good shit” 😂 Perfect
If we didn't eat (eat as much or eat as much junk food) we might not need the drugs.
and maybe if the 'good food ' wasn't so expensive we could afford to eat better. Maybe if we weren't struggling to work a crappy job we'd have time to make better food choices.maybe if we didn't have fast food jammed down our throats everyday of our lives we wouldn't crave it constantly... lots of maybe's...just sayin'
@@xerylemountain7154It's in your hands to change that stuff. And it is possible. Nobody is given anything.
I've maintained for decades that TV is America's biggest drug dealer.
Where's the "war on drugs" when it comes to clamping down on these televised drug pushers?
Their eating the dogs.....
@donaldobrien9171
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the real purpose of the ads is to influence the decisions of the news media where the ads appear. Do you think the news is going to bite the hand that feeds them?
The worsed is all this sick people in commercials always laughing.
GD antidepressant ads make absolutely insane. Smiling their faces off while everything is in slow motion. Yeah right, that's how I want to feel. Standing in the bright sun, people smiling all around me, cooking burgers in slow motion.
Unless it's a celebrity with the problem, those aren't sick people, they're actors.
@@petesashlyn Funny, they never show the rapid sunburn you get standing in the bright sun because the antidepressants made you more sensitive to sunlight.
And dancing in slo mo. Everyone is smiling. I just shake my head wondering is this the best the advertisers can think of?
ever hear of whistling past the graveyard?
Lewis Black for President 🇺🇸🇺🇸
and Bernie Sanders is VP they would be great
The American people aren't smart enough to vote a man like this in office
cornel west 2024!
His tribe already controls the country, banks, media, and everything else.
We don't need jews for presidents in America
In Texas, you can go across the border into Mexico and buy the very same expensive pharmaceuticals for a fraction of the price in the U.S. Same brand and same company. It's a scam and you the American people are putting up with it.
Here in New Zealand, it's not just tomorrow but most prescription drugs are free ❤😊
Yeah...they want you addicted to their shitty pharmaceuticals that make you worse!
The US gov't allowing PRESCRIPTION pharmaceutical medication advertisement on TV is about equal to self-checkout lanes in grocery stores. It enables doctors to slack off and do less work. Only, in this case, they are paid significantly more to do so.
It’s also ironic that pharmacies sell cigarettes, booze, junk food and plastic crap.
My grandmother took her heart medicine every other day to extend the Rx.
Have you ever listened, at the end, when they list side effect that go on and on and sometimes end in death 💀?
Am an american living in Costa Rica. My neighbors live to 100 years old normally and still walk a few blocks to buy their own groceries while they are in their 90s. The biggest difference is see is that they eat “real food” (not processed chemicals), and they dont trust doctors outside of stitches and casts for broken bones, so most “cures” are natural food based. So yes, when i have a cold or sore throat, my Costa Rican wife makes me drink lemon juice with honey and weird tasting crap, but i am 48 years old, 12% body fat, and take zero pills or drugs. US FDA should be brought up on RICO charges..
The reason the US is not a country, but a corporation conglomerate is that to the "government" money is more important then it's people. Can you still call it a government when instead of the people who voted them in and who they're sworn to represent, they can be bought by whatever interest group, foreign or domestic, wants to spend some money on them and basically buy a law, and the fact that the law works for or against the citizens does not matter at all, only the money they're payed matters.
YES!!! I do think ppl need to learn what options are out there. Most health care provider know very little about any but the broadest areas. I live in a small town and there is a one year wait to get into some specialists.
he's taking about tomorrow land again 🤣🤣
The drugs of today don’t do much more than the older generic (cheaper) drugs. Problem is that the FDA doesn’t compare existing drugs against new drugs so no one is allowed to know.
Most clinical trials require the new treatment to be compared to standard of care.
Back in 2014-2015 there were multiple drugs from several companies that cure a disease only found in 1989 - HCV.
I think your comment does apply to cardiovascular drugs , where there has been lower innovation , especially considering burden of disease (still number one for cause of death).
Again for the most innovative category, oncology there are plenty of new therapeutics, even new categories (like pd1 / pdl1) immunotherapy.
The military showed a movie that showed that by comparing production numbers against filled prescription, big pharma manages to "lose" 50% of their annual production.
People have so many health problems because they eat so much processed food. By eating processed foods you ensure that you are consuming the same ingredients constantly (like high fructose corn syrup). If you notice the same ingredient in your food constantly , that may be the source of your health problems.
Been a fan of Lewis since the daily show when I was twelve around 2000 and I'm glad he's still going.
Truer words never spoken before.
Amen 🙏 😊
Lewis I live in Canada. As you are aware the medical system is free for all citizens. Recently a new program pays seniors medicine and dental I have to take a med named Nintednaib by OFEV. The product is used to stop or slow the progression of the fibrosis in my lungs The $3800 a month med is covered by healthcare. Hell I can afford to get Ozempic at $270 a month to lessen the weight factor which it has done. Is it expensive for healthcare and medcare and dental care ? Fuck yes. Taxpayers pay. But our taxes overall is cheaper because of benefits we get back and isn’t it better to invest in taxes to get back benefits in health than waste the same taxes bombing 3rd world countries or sending them billions upon billion in free weapons missions planes and bullets. What’s the return to your taxpayers investment?
More to it Richard, glad it's working for your.
Actually, your country spends a little more than half of what we do in PPP terms on HC. Your problems are easier to solve than ours. I guess the biggest is an aging population, but you let in a lot more immigrants than we do, proportionately.
I meet tons of healthy Canadians abroad escaping your ridiculous taxes. It works for you though, doesn’t mean it works for all. Certainly, there are few Americans excited about paying taxes for foreign wars. Nobody has a great government.
@JimAllen-Persona my guess is 1/3 of government jobs are job programs.
Jack & shit, however the CEO's and the politicians they paid off (um, campaign contributions) are getting one hell of a return on our investment.
"A-fib" is short for "Atrial fibrillation." Which is an abnormal heart rhythm.
My mother was diagnosed with A-fib. And as soon as she was diagnosed with it, she asked WHILE STILL IN THE ROOM WITH THE SAME DOCTOR "What can I do about it?"
Conclusion: If you even know what the funk A-fib is, you are already asking your doctor!
That's the thing. Despite the commercials, you still can't get ANY of this shit without first talking to a doctor to prescribe it!!!! So, what's the point of telling ME about it?
@JimAllen-Persona Depending upon the medication you're taking, you can contact them for a reduced price, or even free. I'm on Xeralto for A-Fib, and they have that available. It's worth checking into. I hope that helps!
My mom had A-fib...not really something to joke about....😢
@@Susan-p4jWhilst I'm sorry to hear that, by your logic, there would never be anything to joke about, because someone somewhere had something happen to them, or someone they know, at sometime... people with your mentality towards comedy, is what's leading to all the unnecessary censorship and cancellations of comedians and free speech because it might be a bit too close to home and causes mild offence due to its relevance - learn to laugh, not cry
@@davideaston8314 My "mentality towards comedy?" Really? I was stating a fact. Your skewed analysis of that clearly illustrates your ignorance. I think Mr. Black is hilarious...always have...now take your little ball and go home....
Only once did I ever inquire to my doctor about a drug I saw on tv. She accused me of “drug seeking.”
The genius of this man making a clip that lasts for 4:20 is next level!!
This is the same guy that pushed the sticky.
Good job.
Thank you.
Human behavior has been fully pathologized in the form of the DSM, which essentially gives prescribers the tools to diagnose just about anybody with some kind of
Illness to prescribe meds for. YAYYYY.
Absolute .
Looooove this man
Almost George Carlin! 😎
yeah, both sell outs
The drug and oil companies got pot outlawed so it couldn't be studied and helped human life.
Paper companies were instrumental in getting pot outlawed in the early 20th century. But you bet your ass pharmaceutical companies and oil companies are doing their very best to keep it illegal.
They never stopped studying pot.
And psychedelics...
Pot is the only thing I take
Will not take any big pharma stuff ever again
68 and healthy
Why would get oil companies get involved in this?
Lewis... I'm subscribed... the drug dealers was a brilliant piece..."Keep on Rantin' "😎
Cyndi Lauper that killed me🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lewis great stuff! Great to see you out here on YT!!!
The key is drug free... flip the script!! It's your diet!! Screw "the man" and change your diet plan!!
I grew up in a country where my family never paid a dime for medical care. We had everything we needed, every necessary surgery from knees to hips to eyes. Big shocker when I immigrated to the States and watched the medical premiums go higher and higher every year. Worst part is the care we get in the States is no better than any other country I received medical care in. No matter how high the price doesn't make it any better.
Ok thats funny. I have always said we kneed to ban drug adds. Well atleast we have something in common with New Zealand. They too have drug adds
As a New Zealander, I loved being referenced! Haha
You go, Lewis!
Love ya Lewis, you are the best!!
thank god i live in canada, two govt pensions, dispensing fee only on my meds and govt paid dental plan
I believed I had high blood pressure b/c my dr told me at 50 I needed the Rx. I stopped taking it at 60 & I’m fine, wasted $$$.
I’m glad he’s still around
The doctor is definitely hiding the good stuff from me! 😂
Imagine how fun it is for doctors.... arguing with someone that saw a commercial and KNOWS what they need to be prescribed
I love Lewis Black TOO/ he's a truth teller who makes us laugh at ourselves and points to the problems regular everyday folks deal with/ I like him because He's old, smart, and can sniff out a two legged rat who is lying to Americans trying to take one of those Black jobs(presidency)/. I think Kamala will be the best choice/not because she's pretty.... no... cause she's PRETTY DARN SMART/ so Is Taylor Swift GIRL POWER
What’s the new wait loss $1500 selling /cost $5
Sssshhh…….Berberine
The delivery, the cadence, the material . . . George Carlin.
Healthcare? Here’s a drug! Moving on. (It might cause issues worse than what it cures) enjoy.
YUOU MAKE ME L A U G H ...uncontrollaby.......thank you Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
The older you get, the more you'll wish you fought harder for "medicare for all" in America...
No I won’t, not as long as lobbying is legal. Are you out of your mind ?
@@What_In_This_World wtf are you talking about lobbying for? trust me, when you get older and realize most of your retirement savings will be spent paying for health insurance, you'll wish you'd fought harder for medicare for all...
@@bikebudha01yes our Medicare. "For all" sounds like give it to people who haven't paid in.
@@swhip897 yeah, that would include you too... Just like our roads, bridges, tanks, battleships, firetrucks, health inspectors, judges, etc etc... People shouldn't have to spend their life savings on medical insurance...
@@swhip897 selfish.
Food before drugs according to script information.
I will never take anything for whatever, whenever.
Just let the universe take me when it’s time, thank you very much.
Thanks Lewis - ah luvs ya woik sunshine .... encore encore ENCORE
One day I heard someone in a clinic say, an employee, "He's going on a cruise." And then I heard it was because it's a perk by the pharmaceutical companies for writing so many prescriptions of a certain medication. I asked other people about this and it's true.
$5,000 a month for the new anti parkinsons medication Neurianz!!! Patient said: whotF makes it? Virgins dancing under a full effin moon? Loved him.
PS: but,every effin fool out there can get fat shots thru the mail?!?!?!------ my hubs high bp meds free now----thankyou Joe. ❤
My next door neighbor just had AFIB and is back out of the hospital. Never heard of it before, glad he's okay, good guy...
Nailed it, Louis.
I always that was stupid when the commercial tells you to ask your doctor if this drug is right for you. Why would I ask a doctor about drugs? I’m not a 🤬 doctor, why would I tell a doctor what drugs to prescribe? If that’s the case my visit should be free.
He’s channeling George Carlin here. A lot. And I like it.
Yeah our country is sofxxxup
In AFRICA, the PEOPLE pay their Doctor regularly, not prohibitively, BUT when they fall ILL....THEY STOP PAYING, so it's in his BEST interests to KEEP YOU HEALTHY!....In Britain, (though being undermined by Conservatives) the HEALTH CARE is paid via TAXES! FREE at the POINT of need!!
Where in Africa? This could be revolutionary.
Louis Black = awesomeness
Don't cling to life, simple 😂
Love you man.
The hippocratic oath -
The oath of public office -
And common sense ,
It's a free4some &
I gotta buy fukitoll ?
Let’s start your campaign now!! Lol
There is an ad from Pisser that has people laughing...just laughing...
Americas cranky uncle who ruins Thanksgiving 😂😂😂
Love you Lewis 🤓
A commercial informed me that Necrotizing Enterocolitis is a thing.
I don't know what it is, but I can tell from the name that it's bad.
I did NOT want to know this.
We pay doctors to know this kind of thing, so that WE DON'T HAVE TO.
first time seeing you lewis , and I like your style.
Lewis is a legend, probably my all time favorite comedian.
We stopped smoking and liquor commercials....
yaay......
No coincidence the length of the video was 420👍
😂
Do u remember being at uw Platteville Wisconsin great show
Good stuff, but why in the world censored? LB should always be unfiltered!
We as a nation consume over 90% of those products. Why would any corporation give up that profit margin? They want you as a literal lifetime customer. You have to advocate for yourselves, otherwise they've got you.
I had a serious health scare 6 years ago. I was put on tons of stuff. I got better, but I didn't need to become a walking cvs. If I didn't speak up for myself, I'd still be on nearly a dozen things, including things to counteract the effects from the other things. With 0 meds, I have a BP of 113 over 68, yet I was on a BP med. Yeah. Go figure.
And that's just 1 example.
Remember, you are a walking profit margin. The more thing they can put into you, the better for them.
They charge Americans thousands of percent more for many common drugs, than other countries. Literally some drugs are a few dollars to make yet cost thousands to the consumer.
Love Lewis amazing