A BIT OFF THE SUBJECT PERHAPS, BUT THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF PFIZER MISLEADING CONSUMERS, THUS PUTTING THEIR SAFETY AT RISK. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS LAW SUITS SURROUNDING THE MARKETING OF NEURONTIN FOR CHRONIC PAIN (AMONG OTHER THINGS) WITHOUT CONDUCTING TESTS TO SUBSTANTIATE ITS USE FOR THE VARIOUS OFF-LABEL APPLICATIONS THAT PFIZER WAS PROMOTING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT IS O.K. TO USE DRUGS FOR OFF-LABEL USES, BUT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR DRUG MANUFACTURERS TO PROMOTE ITS USE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT STUDIES. YOU MIGHT JUST WANT TO GOOGLE NEURONTIN LAWSUITS.

[Neurontin is a prescription drug manufactured by Pfizer used to treat post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and partial seizures in adults and children. For years, Pfizer intentionally and misleadingly promoted the drug for a number of uses for which it had not been approved (called off-label usage) .

Marketing a drug for unapproved uses is illegal - defying FDA regulatory and statutory procedures. In so doing, Pfizer knowingly put patients at risk for harm . Moreover, the company was well aware that Neurontin showed no efficacy for the uses it encouraged. The company is currently embroiled in numerous product liability and personal injury Neurontin lawsuits.]