National Briefing | West: California: Fines For Internet Prescriptions
State Board of Pharmacy fines Los Angeles pharmacy and two pharmacists $88.7 million for filling prescriptions for 'style of life' drugs over Internet from doctors who were not licensed in California; drugs included Viagra for male impotence, Propecia for hair loss and Xenical for weight loss
PUBLIC LIVES
Public Lives column; Dr Linda Stein-Gold, dermatologist, is overseeing year-long clinical trial of seven baseball players who are taking Propecia, pill for male pattern baldness; actress Susan Sarandon hosts meeting of dozens of traditional healers from Amazon region; mezzo soprano Christa Ludwig discusses her 35 year career; photo
RX MONEY; Remedies For Hair Loss
Propecia and Rogaine Extra Strength are compared in terms of how the two drugs fight hair loss, how they are taken, monthly cost, side effects and bottom line
A Pill for Male Pattern Baldness Wins Approval From the F.D.A.
FDA gives Merck & Co permission to market prescription drug, Propecia, for male pattern baldness; drug has been shown in experiments to either promote growth of hair or at least stop hair loss in 83 percent of men who took pill each day; it is not approved for women because it can cause birth defects, is useful only for the one genetic condition and must be taken every day, and carries slight risk of impotence as long as it is taken; dermatologist E William Frank warns drug is no panacea; Dr Si...
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