Episode 754 • • 1:40:26 - 1:46:07
754: Juloon
Pharmaceutical Advertisements and Belsomra Side Effects
The sleeping pill Belsomra is critiqued for its bizarre advertising featuring a "boneless cat" and its extensive list of dangerous side effects. The drug targets "wake messages" in the brain but can cause hallucinations, sleepwalking, and temporary paralysis. The hosts compare the drug's name to "Soma" from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.