AIDS group to sue Pfizer over Viagra ads

A major U.S. AIDS treatment group plans to file a lawsuit on Monday that accuses drug giant Pfizer Inc. of illegally promoting recreational use of its blockbuster impotence pill Viagra.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) told Reuters it wants Pfizer to be barred from marketing Viagra as a lifestyle or sexual enhancement drug. The nonprofit organization said Pfizer’s actions had led to risky behavior by men and an increase in HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Uh, unprotected sex is already a risky behavior, yes?

Studies show evidence of recreational Viagra use among men who have sex with men, sometimes to overcome the erection-inhibiting effects of alcohol or street drugs such as ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine, AHF said.

…Also risky behavior…

 The suit also requests that Pfizer turn over profits gained from misleading ads and pay AHF’s costs of treating AIDS and other illnesses linked to Viagra use.

Ah, now I get it.  Cha-Ching!

Let’s not worry about dealing with bad behavior, let’s blame Viagra.

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