Word: retinitis
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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...
...hospital spokesperson Martin S. Bander said yesterday that at the key event in question, a June 1988 press conference on Retin A, Drake merely sought to dispel media hype claiming Retin A was a miracle drug which could take 20 years off a person's appearance...
Drake received $2,000 plus travel expenses from Johnson and Johnson, Retin A's manufacturer, for moderating a January 1988 press conference...
...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...
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...