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To: VLAD who wrote (11647)	7/16/1998 8:44:00 PM
From: VLAD	Respond to of 23519

Expect to see many more lawsuits to follow. Every lawyer who has a client who has a heart attack after taking Viagra will jump on the bandwagon. This doesn't even include the lawsuits coming in regards to the deaths and other adverse reactions. The quicker they file their suits the closer in line they will be to milk the 800 pound gorilla. At the very least Pfizer is going to have to relabel Viagra and contraindicate its use on all men with any type of CVD which will include all diabetics and cardiac patients. They can either keep denying that Viagra is only unsafe with nitro meds and be sued for billions or change the label to protect their own financial interests (since they won't relabel to protect the patient). Patients will then go to the safe alternative MUSE. Total script number will be above 15,000 ASA Viagra is relabeled. You can count on this.

To: VLAD who wrote (11647)	7/16/1998 8:59:00 PM
From: AlienTech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

PFE placing money over life?? NO WAY!!! After all the extensive testing and super fast FDA approval..??? Only 30 down and a lot left to go.. >>The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges that Pfizer "knew or should have known ... that Viagra is an unreasonably dangerous product ... and that a significant portion of the users were older men ... who were subject to a significant risk of serious side effects including ... heart attack and death." There have been about 30 reported deaths of men who took Viagra, although the makers and the medical experts -- including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- say there is no proof the drug caused the deaths. They warn against taking Viagra with certain heart drugs and note that sex is a strenuous activity that can trigger a heart attack in some men. "Viagra was extensively studied by Pfizer and subjected to a rigorous review process by the (FDA)," the company's statement said. "Viagra is a safe and effective medicine for erectile dysfunction when used as recommended in the approved package insert." Padro, who lives in the New York borough of Queens, accused Pfizer of aggressively marketing and selling Viagra and "placing profit concerns over and above the safety of the public." <<