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To: BigKNY3 who wrote (6991)	2/11/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 9523

UK - Viagra Users Risk Side Effects By Dividing Pills Thursday February 11, 12:58 PM Desperate Viagra users are chopping up their pills to save money, risking increased side effects from the anti-impotence drug, according to a new report. Doctors say because of the way Viagra is priced some patients on lower doses simply buy larger dosage pills and divide them up. The article in GP's newspaper Doctor says they stand to save £2.69 or more on each dose, but risk increasing side effects such as headaches, flushes and occasional visual disturbance. Dr David Delvin, who runs private psychosexual clinics in Cambridge and London, confirmed he knew patients who carried out the practice. "I do not recommend it myself, but there is no doubt that lots of my commercially aware patients are doing this," he said. "A number of shrewd chaps have spotted it works out a great deal cheaper if you are on 50mg to buy 100mg, which only costs a tiny bit more, and split it in two. "It's just possible that the drug is not evenly distributed through the tablet and the side effects could be increased or it won't work properly and the patient will be disappointed." The side effects of Viagra include headaches, facial flushing, upset stomach and, in a few users, blurred or blue-tinged vision. NHS patients pay the equivalent of £4.15 for each 25mg tablet, but if they chop a 100mg tablet into four the equivalent price per dose is just £1.46. According to Doctor, the incentive is even greater for private patients with the 50mg tablet costing at least £7.50 while some pharmacists sell the 100mg size at £8 each. yahoo.co.uk

To: BigKNY3 who wrote (6991)	2/11/1999 4:47:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

RESEARCH ALERT- Pfizer price target raised Thursday February 11, 3:52 pm Eastern Time CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Gruntal and Co. on Thursday reiterated pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. a strong buy and raised its one-year price target to $168 from $140, citing the success of Pfizer's launch of the arthritis drug Celebrex. --The launch of Celebrex had an extremely high 82,600 prescriptions recorded in its third week on the market, making it the second most successful new drug launch in history behind Pfizer's Viagra, Gruntal said in a research note. --Also, Pfizer's fourth quarter performance was outstanding from existing products without the benefit of the Celebrex launch in January, Gruntal said. --The Celebrex launch and these trends should provide Pfizer with the strongest momentum of any drug company into 1999, Gruntal said. --Shares of Pfizer were up 5-1/4 at 132 in afternoon trade. biz.yahoo.com