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

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (7256)	3/20/1999 7:33:00 AM
From: BigKNY3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9523

Highlights from Swiss newspapers: Board Says Insurance Companies Should Pay for Viagra, Xenical The Federal Drug Commission recommended to the Federal Department for Social Insurances that insurance companies should pay for patients' use of Viagra and Xenical, the world's two fastest-selling prescription drugs. The commission said that, if approved, doctors should only prescribe Pfizer Inc.'s Viagra if men were impotent for at least six months, and Roche Holding AG's Xenical if patients are obese, not just overweight. Insurance companies said doctors would likely not adhere strictly to the government's conditions, adding that monthly premiums would have to be raised. (Tages-Anzeiger)