1.  Analysts said it will make it easier for companies to promote unapproved uses, which stands to increase sales by millions of dollars.

2.  And they charge that manufacturers are not allowed to market their products for unapproved uses.

3.  A. Well, treating multiple myeloma, which Geraldine Ferraro is fighting, is an unapproved use.

4.  But doctors are not supposed to publicize such unapproved uses for medications.

5.  Essentially, the FDA was saying, Respironics was selling BiPAP for unapproved uses.

6.  Fewer side effects could also lead doctors to prescribe Gemzar for unapproved uses, such as for other forms of cancer, analysts said.

7.  He also spoke out against letting companies distribute medical journal articles and other scientific information about unapproved uses of their products.

8.  House Democrats still expressed reservations about some of the provisions in the drug bill, especially the provision that allow companies to distribute information about unapproved uses of drugs.

9.  However, doctors often use licensed drugs for unapproved uses, and many are now expected to use the new combination for heart attacks.

10.  Most importantly, the drug cannot be promoted for unapproved uses, not even with peer-reviewed articles.