Tuesday, May 11, 2004

From the Globe and Mail:
'Herbal Viagra' can contain real drugs
Some "herbal" and "all-natural" versions of the anti-impotence drug Viagra actually contain the real thing, and could pose a serious health risk to people who take them, Canadian researchers are warning.

"These are being marketed as being safe and natural products, but it is plausible that deaths have occurred or could occur," Neil Fleshner, a urologist at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, said yesterday.

From the Toronto Star:
Bayer bids to market pot-based MS drug in Canada
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer HealthCare has applied to market a marijuana-based drug in Canada. If approved, it would be the first cannabis-based drug legally available in this country for the relief of debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis and severe neuropathic pain.

Bayer and GW Pharmaceuticals of Britain announced Tuesday they had filed a new drug submission to Health Canada for Sativex, an oral spray developed by GW Pharmaceuticals and licensed to Bayer.

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