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Let’s take a look into why commercials for ED meds are uncomfortable

Watching your favorite TV shows while your family is present can be the most relaxing part of your day.  Enduring a commercial or two is not too bad, if it means you will get back to what you were watching within a few minutes. However, commercials that advertise erectile dysfunction medications Levitra, Cialis and Viagra are starting to cause a problem with parents and even republicans.

It is hard to explain what erectile dysfunction is to you children, and they should not be exposed to these commercials in the first place. This is how the “Parents Television Council” is reacting to these ads and they are pushing for some big changes.  The PTC (Parents Television Council) is a media advocacy group that was made in order to prevent children for being exposed to commercials that involve violence, sex, foul language and in this case, erectile dysfunction ads. 

EDGuider News: PTC Will work with Pharmaceutical Manufacturers to limit Commercials for ED

Creating a list where commercials for ED are displayed will be hard for the manufactures to control but they will have to abide to the PTC’s demands in order to prevent these commercials from reaching children. So far both parties have agreed on a schedule that will be provided to the PTC. This itinerary will show specific times and networks the commercials will be aired on, this way the PTC will have more control on when they will be aired.

We are going to use this blog post to see 3 different commercials that have been aired by the advertising companies of pharmaceutical manufactures, let’s see why they can cause some tension for parents.

Levitra Commercial:

Levitra commercials seem to more direct, explaining how Levitra is proven to help ED. They discuss what causes impotence and what side effects their medication can cause. These commercials seem to be the most explicit, they directly talk about ED. Ads run for Viagra and Cialis are much more subtle.

Cialis Commercial:

Cialis makes it clear that the effects of their product can last up to 36 hours; many men confuse this with a 36 hour erection, which is not the case. Although a little more discreet than the Levitra commercial, they still mention ED and sexual activity, which can raise questions if kids are watching.

Viagra Commercial:

Now this commercial does not even mention the word ED, Impotence or anything sexual. Viagra has been becoming much more discreet with their commercials. At the end of this video they only display the blue Viagra pill, which most men are familiar with. Since it does not have any explicit language or content, we have found it to be the best as far as discretion goes.

All these videos have been aired on broadcast television and cable TV. The PTC and pharmaceutical manufacturers have worked on an agreement to continue airing these ads on broadcast television, with prior notice provided to the PTC by a schedule. However cable TV will continue to air without a schedule. THE PTC’s next step will be cable, for now they have gone one step in the right direction.