11.  Nonetheless, Asch says she worries about the impact companies can have on prescribing drugs for unapproved uses, unless there safeguards.

12.  Pfizer Inc. must stop advertising unapproved uses of its blockbuster antidepressant drug Zoloft, the Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter.

13.  Pfizer Inc. must stop advertising unapproved uses of its blockbuster antidepressant drug, the Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter.

14.  Summit, for example, complained to the FDA that Visx was purposely marketing its lasers for unapproved uses.

15.  Summit last year accused Visx of marketing its laser for unapproved uses, which sparked an FDA investigation.

16.  The company had promoted its growth hormones for such unapproved uses as obesity, one person at the Justice Department said.

17.  The drug or device manufacturer can promote the approved use but FDA exercises tight controls on what it can tell physicians about unapproved uses.

18.  The lawsuit contends that Medicaid paid tens of millions of dollars it should not have paid for Neurontin prescriptions written for unapproved uses.

19.  The manufacturer of Zoloft has been marketing the antidepressant for unapproved uses, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

20.  Under current law, drug companies generally may not circulate information about unapproved uses of their products unless a doctor specifically requests the data.