The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), last week issued a fascinating survey of teens. Two results stood out to me:
1. Teens (aged 12 to 17) indicated, for the first time, that it is easier to acquire “prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin or Ritalin, without a prescription” [...]

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Athletes like cyclists, runners and skiers are increasingly turning to Viagra to enhance their athletic performance — although it remains to be seen if the drug is of any benefit to speed and endurance in competition. The trend is so new that anti-doping authorities are only beginning to study the drug.
CTV.ca reports:
Viagra … was [...]

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The Washington Post has a story today on a trend in pharmacies that are “pro-life” — meaning that they “refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control pills, morning-after pills and other forms of contraception.” The reason:
They say they believe that such methods can cause what amounts to an abortion and that the contraceptives promote [...]

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Millions of dollars in direct-to-consumer advertising by big pharmaceutical companies have ensured that most Americans are familiar with the “Little Blue Pill” — Viagra — as well as with competing products Cialis and Levitra. These drugs, called phosphodiesterase inhibitors, enhance the effects of nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes muscles in the penis. This [...]

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As you know, we like to post links to parodies of pharmaceutical commercials. Rather than publish these individually, though, I thought I’d provide all these links in a single roundup post. Here are some popular parodies of current drug ads — one for each drug. (Be warned that some of them are a [...]

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It’s a fake Borat, ordering Viagra from a fake online pharmacy.
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys watching people embarrass themselves trying (and failing) to be funny, this video’s for you.

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Here are the top 25 searches on eDrugSearch.com for the month of March, including searches for both medications and medical conditions, starting with the most popular search. eDrugSearch.com visitors have conducted more than five million searches since our launch in January 2007.
1. Viagra
2. Vytorin
3. Provigil
4. Cialis
5. Synvisc
6. Fosamax
7. Finasteride
8. Amoxicillin
9. Lotrel
10. Wellbutrin
11. Lipitor
12. Lyrica
13. Naproxen
14. [...]

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Charlie Sheen and Viagra don’t mix.

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We thought it would be of interest to pharma bloggers and others to share a monthly list of the most-searched-for medications and medical conditions on eDrugSearch.com. Here are the top 25 searches for the month of September:
1. High Blood Pressure
2. Abilify
3. Provigil
4. Yasmin
5. Lipitor
6. Lamisil
7. Synthroid
8. Levitra
9. Phentermine
10. Vytorin
11. Topamax
12. [...]

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Computers inside Pfizer’s network have been busted sending out spam touting its flagship drug Viagra’s effectiveness, not to mention ads for cheap Rolexes and shady junk stock. According to Wired,
Pfizer’s computers appear to have been infected with malware that has transformed them into zombie computers sending spam at the behest of a hacker.
Rick Wesson, [...]

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