(Generic label used for illustrative purposes)
Instead of having the directions clearly, consistently, and conveniently at the top, it’s expects you to unfurl the damn label like a scroll, read through the tiny print until you get to the directions and dosing information.
I’ve already got a headache. I don’t need to be squinting at this tiny text to try to find the one bit of relevant info I need. I just want my headache to go away for a while.
It’s not just aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. It seems like everything with a label is like this now.
Ever listen to the voice over in the commercials for <insert name of drug you don’t need>?
After telling you how much better the drug is than the competitor, but before imploring you to “ask your doctor if <$1> is right for you”, they list the side effects, which often include a worsening of the condition it treats as well as death, all while a bunch of actors get paid to show you what the best scenario looks like.
It’s the same thing, but for illiterate hypochondriacs.
Allegedly, I heard that they have to list any side effect that came up in placebo trials, even if the drug didn’t cause them. Still just wish drug commercials would be banned again like they used to be, though.
I’ve a list of all the drugs I know from commercials - started writing a song about them all, just need to get the bridges done between verses.