Word: retinitis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...congressional report released Monday accused Assistant Professor of Dermatology Dr. Lynn A. Drake, who works at MGH, of promoting Retin A for the treatment of wrinkles despite the fact that the drug is only approved for treating acne...
...addition to Retin A, the report mentions silicone injections, not approved for treating wrinkles, and collagen injections, approved for treating wrinkles but promoted by companies for improper use in lip enlargements...
Assistant professor of dermatology Dr. Lynn A. Drake, criticized in the report, received $2,000 plus travel expenses for moderating a January 1988 press conference on Retin A, The Boston Globe reported yesterday...
...Retin A is a Johnson and Johnson drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use against acne but not against wrinkles...
House members, led by the late Rep. Ted Weiss (D-N.Y.), studied companies' promotion of "off-label" uses for drugs such as Retin A for three years before releasing the report. Off-label uses are those for which the Food and Drug Administration has either not received or not approved an application...