Here’s Some Pharmacological News We’d Like to See
Note: This is one of those funny emails of the type that get forwarded from office to office. We’ve all received a million of ‘em, but none are usually this brilliant. I don’t know if he’s the actual author, but kudos to ‘Bob White, ’ who is credited as the original sender of this fun little spoof on modern pharmacology. Enjoy…
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In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names: a trade name and generic name. For example, the trade name for the popular pain medication, Tylenol, carries the generic name of Acetaminophen. Likewise, Aleve is also called Naproxen; Amoxil is also known as Amoxicillin; Advil is Ibuprofen, and so on. Now the FDA is trying to come up with a generic name for the erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra.
After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it was recently announced that they had settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.
Additionally, Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will also soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. Consequently, it will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one.
The impact on modern colloquialisms is clear. We now obviously can no longer call this a ‘soft drink,’ and it definitely gives new meaning to the terms, ‘cocktail’, ‘highball’ and, ‘just a good old-fashioned stiff drink’. Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of, MOUNT ‘N DO.
The company plans to have the drink available in stores by Valentine’s Day of next year.
Thought for the day There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer’s research. This means that by 2040, we could well see a substantial portion of the elderly community walking around with perky boobs, huge erections, and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them…
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