Veramyst

[Moozik: Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass]

I was watching the CBS evening news tonight and as usual got treated to a never ending supply of drug commercials while waiting for Katie to come back on. Now, I usually do quite a good job of completely ignoring drug commercials but for some reason I paid attention to Veramyst.

It caught my eye because as the drug's benefits were being touted verbally, a little disclaimer ran across the bottom of the screen that said something to the affect of "The way Veramyst works is not entirely understood". I did a little double take to ensure I had read that correctly. I had. So, that's an approved medicine is it? Approved even though its manufacturer doesn't understand how it works? Nice. What could possibly go wrong?

Of course viewers were then treated to the usual side-effect warnings that are a staple of American drug commercials. Nosebleeds, nasal sores, and nasal fungal infections don't sound like an awful lot of fun to be honest but the two side-effects that really got my attention were the possibilities that glaucoma or cataracts may occur as a result of using Veramyst.

Great. My allergies and sinus problems have been nicely cleared up by this convenient nasal spray. Now to work on that whole blindness thing.