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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

(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... Read full story »

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