Lady Gaga’s Pfizer ad sparks upset: ‘Keep killing your fans’

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the Instagram post on June 13.Migraines are a type of headache with recurrent attacks of moderate to severe throbbing and pulsating pain on one side of the head, according to the National Institutes of Health.Khloé Kardashian, featured in several Nurtec ODT commercials, was the former famous face associated with the pharmaceutical brand.Gaga, 37, the latest celebrity to join the campaign, revealed she was diagnosed with migraines at 14.“My experience with migraines was debilitating.

I would be in bed for days with tremendous pain in my head, behind my eyes, and all throughout my face,” she said to Pfizer. “I couldn’t read or have any lights on, and I needed to be alone in a quiet room for hours that could lead to days until the pain subsided.”The paid ad included two slides with safety information about the drug, which is “already the #1 prescribed migraine medicine in its class in the United States,” according to Nick Lagunowich, the global president of emerging markets at Pfizer.However, the pharmaceutical giant recalled more than 4.2 million units of the Nurtec 75-milligram tablets on March 16, 2023, which includes expiration dates through June 2026, because the packaging wasn’t child-resistant and posed a poison risk.The Grammy Award-winning singer also narrated a Nurtec ODT commercial where she performs onstage during her 2022 “Chromatica Ball” world tour.“I know what it’s like to perform through pain.