Comments on: Is Pfizer destroying Robert Jarvik’s credibility?

By: gingerB

gingerB — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:49:00 +0000

I think he’s pretty good in that commercial. He’s good youthful and good looking.

I like the part at the end where he and his son go jogging.

By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:02:00 +0000

I’ve seen the ads but haven’t committed them to memory — is he actually “recommending” Lipitor or merely reading off facts and recommending that viewers “ask their doctor whether Lipitor is right for them”?

I don’t see how the latter can objectively be considered “practicing medicine” (with or without a license).

By: Fidel, MD

Fidel, MD — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Sorry, but in order for Pfizer to destroy it, he’d have to have some credibility in the first place.

What exactly has Jarvik accomplished? He made a poorly performing artificial heart….one that hasn’t been used in 20+ years. So?