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."

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