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Biotech / Medical : PFE (Pfizer) How high will it go? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (5316)	8/31/1998 8:12:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 9523

Canada Agencies Warn Doctors Against Viagra Until Approval August 30, 1998 5:34 PM TORONTO (CP)-The agencies that oversee and insure Canadian doctors are warning them not to prescribe Pfizer's (PFE) impotence drug Viagra until it's approved in this country. Doctors who do could be exposing themselves to lawsuits from unhappy patients, say the regulatory organizations. "A doctor who writes a prescription for a medication that hasn't been approved in Canada is increasing his risk for having trouble, for sure," says Dr. Guy Lemay of the Canadian Medical Protective Association, which provides malpractice insurance to all the country's physicians. If a patient had an adverse reaction and sued his doctor, said Lemay, "It might be difficult to defend him." But physicians who have been prescribing the immensely popular drug, approved for sale in the U.S. since March, say they're well informed about its pros and cons and deny they're putting patients in any danger. They also note it's relatively easy to obtain the drug on the black market, without the involvement of any doctor. While it's not legal to buy or sell the drug until it's approved by Health Canada, doctors aren't barred by law from prescribing it and patients can import it from the U.S. smartmoney.com