DRUG TOO — yet another parody/spoof of the Cee Lo Green song Forget You



This song is a parody of a great song (Forget You) by Cee Lo Green that was originally developed for a pharmacy skit night a couple of years ago. I tried to use a lot of the original lyrics so that will explain some of the words and phrases in this spoof.

The message in this parody is that there are many very useful medications that work such as nitroglycerin for chest pain, PPIs for heartburn, penicillin for a variety of infections, and acetaminophen for pain. However, there are also many medications that don’t work or produce unacceptable side effects (atenolol — lowers blood pressure but doesn’t reduce cardiovascular disease, Avandia reduces blood glucose but has no effect on cardiovascular disease or worsens it, Vioxx reduces pain but increases cardiovascular disease). It is in no way meant to be pro or anti-industry but rather that clinicians and patients need to be aware of the best available evidence.

In addition, using very low doses and splitting tablets is a very important concept that will really help you use medications properly — see http://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/1/65

The bottom line is make sure you are familiar with the evidence before you use or recommend medications to patients and hey, be careful out there.

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The cool world picture made up of drugs was made by a great graphic artist called Sam Gilchrist.

DRUG TOO — LYRICS

I’m gonna tell you some stories
That’ll make you say I need a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo
When you get a bad infection
From the one you love you’ll need a
Drug too!
And drug them too!
Said if I was the dealer, drugs would be cheaper
Ah, just get them split
When there’s a pain in your chest
Nitroglycerin’s the best yeah it’s a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo

Yeah I’m sorry, you can’t afford a statin
But that doesn’t mean you’ll get an MI
You could take some Vioxx, but your more Viagra
But neither will get you high
I pity the fool who takes Atenolol
Oo, oo, ooo
I’ve got some news for you
That drug don’t work — there’s 9 studies

When you have a heart attack cause your lazy and fat you’ll need a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo
If your children drive you mad and it’s not a passing fad you’ll need a
Drug too!
And drug them too?????
Said if I was the dealer, drugs would be cheaper
Ah, just get them split
When there’s a burning in your chest
Omeprazole is the best, yeah it’s a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo

Now I know, that you had to borrow,
Beg and steal and lie and cheat.
Tried to tell yah, tried to warn yah.
That taking all these drugs ain’t cheap
I pity the fool who takes Avandia
Oo, oo, ooo
I’ve got some news for you
That drug don’t work — there’s a million studies

If your coughing up a lung or got thrush on your tongue you’ll need a
‘Drug too»!
Oo, oo, ooo
When you’ve gotten Pasteurella from your canine friend Old Yeller you’ll need a drug too
And drug them too
Said if I was the dealer, drugs would be cheaper
Ah, just get them split
When there’s a pain in your head
Acetaminophen is the best yeah it’s a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo

Now baby, baby, baby, let me tell you why you feel so bad
(so bad, so bad, so bad)
I bet you didn’t know that a full dose would make you feel dead
(your dead, your dead, your dead)
Uh! Try? Uh! Try? Uh!
Try a low dose just a little bit come on. Ohhh
Try a low dose. Oooh!
PLEASE

I gonna tell you some stories
That’ll make you say I need a
Drug too!
Oo, oo, ooo
When you get a bad infection
From the one you love you’ll need a
«Drug too!»
Said if I was the dealer, drugs would be cheaper
Ah, just get them split

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