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NEWS ABOUT: off label drug use

off label drug use stories: 4 news summaries

 Big Pharma Flouts Laws 
 on Off-Label Uses 

Billions in fines don't stop illegal promotion

Nov 9, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Back in 2004, a unit of drug giant Pfizer pleaded guilty to marketing a drug, Neurotonin, for unapproved uses, paid $430 million in fines, and promised to clean up its act—which it had no intention of doing. "At the very same time Pfizer was in our office negotiating... More »

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marketing • drug companies • Pfizer • prescription drugs • Eli Lilly • settlement • off label drug use • Bristol Myers Squibb

Bone Drug Reduces Breast Cancer Relapse

Women on Zometa had 35% less chance of having tumor again

May 31, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A drug designed to protect cancer patients' bones also renders breast cancer relapses less likely, a new study says. Funded in part by the drug's maker, Novartis, researchers found that even two injections of Zometa a year cut tumor recurrence by 35% in more than 1,800 pre-menopausal women. More »

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breast cancer • bone cancer • off label drug use • osteoporosis • Novartis AG • scientific study • Zometa

Viagra Linked to
Reduced Fertility

New concern for fertility clinics that provide drug to male partners

Feb 24, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Popular sexual potency drug Viagra has been linked to sperm effects so dramatic that it could seriously affect male fertility, researchers have discovered. The findings are particularly troubling because in-vitro fertilization clinics often provide Viagra to men to increase sperm production. The new studies show that while Viagra increases sperm... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • eggs • prescription drugs • Viagra • Britain • off label drug use • recreational drugs • scientific study

Migraine Pill Helps Alcoholics Quit: Study

But 20% drop drug
over concentration,
tingling side effects

Oct 10, 07 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A migraine drug appears to help alcoholics quit drinking without needing detox treatment, researchers have found. In 14 weeks, 15% of participants using the drug Topomax had stopped drinking for seven weeks or more, while others reduced their drinking, according to the study published in the Journal of the American ... More »

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migraines • alcoholism • alcohol abuse • American Medical Association • off label drug use

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