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To: alexander orlov who wrote (2883)	5/26/1998 12:04:00 AM
From: Jim Lamb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

Viagra Booms in San Marino, Italy, Despite Warnings 3.47 p.m. ET (1947 GMT) May 23, 1998 SAN MARINO - Desire overcame fear on Saturday in the tiny republic of San Marino as men clamored for the Viagra potency pill despite the deaths of six people after taking what has been hailed as an impotence wonder drug. Although the drug has not yet been approved for sale in most of Europe, it is available in San Marino and Italians have been streaming to buy the drug in its pharmacies. Asked whether demand had fallen since the reports on Friday, a chemist in San Marino's 24-hour hospital pharmacy said: "On the contrary, demand has increased. "No one has worried about the possible risks. Today we've sold more Viagra than any other days," Italian news agency ANSA quoted a chemist as saying. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is not clear whether any of the six deaths was related to use of the drug, which was launched in April. Pfizer , the makers of Viagra, pointed out that more than a million people have been prescribed the drug. An epidemiologist who specializes in population death rates said nothing could be concluded from the numbers. "With six deaths in six weeks, that is totally meaningless," said Dr. Javier Nieto of the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in the United States. Men from all over Italy have poured into San Marino, near the Italian Adriatic resport of Rimini, for the little blue pills that promise to give their flagging love lives a boost. One man was reported to have flown from Sicily to Rimini, taken a bus to San Marino, made his purchase and then gone straight home. comments@foxnews.com c 1998, News America Digital Publishing, Inc. d/b/a Fox News

To: alexander orlov who wrote (2883)	5/26/1998 3:30:00 AM
From: Mick Mørmøny	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

VIAGRA -- A name suggesting vigor and vitality. Here are some examples of recent drug names created with help of naming consultants, along with comments from the consultants about what the names are intended to convey: -- Avonex, an injectable drug for multiple sclerosis. ''It flows off the tongue,'' is very distinctive, and because it starts with the letter ''a,'' it gets listed at the top of drug formularies. Also, the ''nex'' suffix suggests next, or advanced. -- Biaxin, an antibiotic. Suggests action. -- Effexor, an antidepressant. ''It practically says effective in the name'' and the end sounds powerful. -- Mirapex, for Parkinson's disease. ''It sounds soft and friendly, and also you think of miraculous.'' -- Prostep. ''It's a nicotine patch that tries to focus on the benefit of taking a positive step ... in your life.'' -- Prozac, an antidepressant. ''It works on an exact part of the brain'' and in an exact dosage. Also, it sounds hard-hitting to convey effectiveness. -- Reditabs, dissolving wafer-like allergy drug. ''It's a tablet that's always ready'' because water is not needed to swallow it. -- Tetramune, a vaccine against four childhood diseases. The suffix suggests immunity. -- Vantin, an antibiotic. ''It's two syllables, very short and memorable,'' and the ''van'' prefix connotes advantage or advanced. -- Xenecal, a weight loss drug. Indicates X-ing out the calories.