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Kids' Form of Viagra to Treat Lung Disease

In return, Pfizer gets another 6 months for patent on adult drug

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2010 3:51 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Pfizer plans to produce a form of Viagra designed to treat a rare form of lung disease in children. Doctors can use Viagra's well-known ability to modify blood flow to treat sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a disorder in which a child suffers from unusually high blood pressure in the lungs, the New York Post reports.

It wouldn't be a money-maker for the company, but the feds are offering an incentive: Pfizer would get a 6-month extension on the patent for the adult form of Viagra, which expires in 2012. A panel of FDA advisers will decide whether to approve Pfizer's new product tomorrow.

Pills of the drug Lipitor (R) made by Warner-Lambert, and Viagra (L) made by Pfizer, are shown February 7, 2000 in New York.
Pills of the drug Lipitor (R) made by Warner-Lambert, and Viagra (L) made by Pfizer, are shown February 7, 2000 in New York.   (Getty Images)
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jcrouse22
Jul 28, 2010 5:35 PM CDT
This just in- Mr. Turners 7th grade boys gym class has an enormous amount of giggling coming from the shower stalls-details to come later!
lux
Jul 28, 2010 4:19 PM CDT
"It wouldn't be a money-maker for the company, but the feds are offering an incentive: Cause fuck, why create drugs that could actually help people?
bjrzar@msn.com
Jul 28, 2010 4:09 PM CDT
There is already a form of Sildenafil Citrate use to treat PAH in children, it is Revatio and comes in 20 mg doses instead of 25mg and it is covered by insurances because it is manufactured to treat PAH and not ED. This is not really amazing news to those who have children that suffer from PAH as the drug is readily available in lower doses, and the FDA should be labeled ignorant if they are unaware of this.

 
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