Strengthen Restrictions On Off-label Promotion By Pharmaceutical Companies, Researchers Urge
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 22:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers are asking for tougher penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies that market drugs for "off label" promotion, according to a new study. Researchers describe ways that the pharmaceutical industry uses marketing to encourage "the unmonitored, potentially dangerous use of drugs by patients for whom risks and benefits are unknown."