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Chetnik Empire bans products of Boehrig Ingelheim
In a speech broadcasted on all television channels of the Chetnik Empire, the dictator of that country indicated to ban all products of the Eiffellandian pharmaceutical company Boehrig Ingelheim. The reason for the ban was Boehrig Ingelheim's medication to treat menstrual disorders, which has a side-effect that Boehrig Ingelheim describes as a "known side-effect". A spokesperson of the company indicated the following: "Indeed, we know that infertility is a side-effect of this medication. However, we also know that this infertility disappears as soon as the medication is not taken any more. This means that the women taking this medication will become fertile again as soon as they stop taking the medication. So we are talking about a known and reversible side-effect. We also explicitly mention this side effect in the medication leaflet, as per Eiffellandian law. That is all we can do. We cannot force the physicians or the patients to read the medication leaflets, however."
On a question from our reporter whether the medication leaflet was in German, the spokesperson said: "With all due respect, we are an international company operating on the international market. Of course we translate our medication leaflets into the local languages. The medication packages we sell in the Chetnik Empire contain medication leaflets in the local language of the Chetnik Empire. We even print the medication leaflets for Lauenburg in Lauenburger German. We do everything we can to inform the physicians and the patients."
The spokesperson of Boehrig-Ingelheim also indicated that "it is impossible to make medications without side-effects". "We do everything we can to make sure that the side-effects are acceptable, but medications completely without side-effects do not exist and cannot exist."
The Dictator of the Chetnik Empire also indicated that several women took the medication because of the side-effect infertility. This touches a subject that is controversial in many countries, also Eiffelland: Contraception, i.e. taking measures to prevent pregnancies. The spokesperson of Boehrig Ingelheim indicated on that: "Of course it is possible that somebody takes our medications because of the side-effects instead of the main effect. However, we cannot prevent that. We do not have any influence on which medication a physician prescribes. Of course we inform physicians about our medications, but in the end it is the physician's decision which medication he prescribes to which patient." On an explicit question whether Boehrig Ingelheim sold the medication in question as a contraception, the spokesperson said: "This medication is a medication against menstruation disorders. It is not a contraception. We never meant to market it as a contraception, and we never marketed it as a contraception. It is a medication against menstruation disorders, and we market it as such."
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs indicated that it is in contact with the Government of the Chetnik Empire about the matter.
In a speech broadcasted on all television channels of the Chetnik Empire, the dictator of that country indicated to ban all products of the Eiffellandian pharmaceutical company Boehrig Ingelheim. The reason for the ban was Boehrig Ingelheim's medication to treat menstrual disorders, which has a side-effect that Boehrig Ingelheim describes as a "known side-effect". A spokesperson of the company indicated the following: "Indeed, we know that infertility is a side-effect of this medication. However, we also know that this infertility disappears as soon as the medication is not taken any more. This means that the women taking this medication will become fertile again as soon as they stop taking the medication. So we are talking about a known and reversible side-effect. We also explicitly mention this side effect in the medication leaflet, as per Eiffellandian law. That is all we can do. We cannot force the physicians or the patients to read the medication leaflets, however."
On a question from our reporter whether the medication leaflet was in German, the spokesperson said: "With all due respect, we are an international company operating on the international market. Of course we translate our medication leaflets into the local languages. The medication packages we sell in the Chetnik Empire contain medication leaflets in the local language of the Chetnik Empire. We even print the medication leaflets for Lauenburg in Lauenburger German. We do everything we can to inform the physicians and the patients."
The spokesperson of Boehrig-Ingelheim also indicated that "it is impossible to make medications without side-effects". "We do everything we can to make sure that the side-effects are acceptable, but medications completely without side-effects do not exist and cannot exist."
The Dictator of the Chetnik Empire also indicated that several women took the medication because of the side-effect infertility. This touches a subject that is controversial in many countries, also Eiffelland: Contraception, i.e. taking measures to prevent pregnancies. The spokesperson of Boehrig Ingelheim indicated on that: "Of course it is possible that somebody takes our medications because of the side-effects instead of the main effect. However, we cannot prevent that. We do not have any influence on which medication a physician prescribes. Of course we inform physicians about our medications, but in the end it is the physician's decision which medication he prescribes to which patient." On an explicit question whether Boehrig Ingelheim sold the medication in question as a contraception, the spokesperson said: "This medication is a medication against menstruation disorders. It is not a contraception. We never meant to market it as a contraception, and we never marketed it as a contraception. It is a medication against menstruation disorders, and we market it as such."
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs indicated that it is in contact with the Government of the Chetnik Empire about the matter.