Article: Allergan Files Federal Lawsuit to Allow It to Share Relevant Information with the Medical Community on the Safe Use of BOTOX[R] for Common Therapeutic Off-Label Treatments.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today filed a declaratory relief action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking a ruling that would allow Allergan to proactively share truthful and relevant information with the medical community to assist physicians in evaluating the risks and benefits of BOTOX([R]) (onabotulinumtoxinA) for certain "off-label" therapeutic uses. Some of these off-label uses are medically accepted and commonly prescribed but currently unapproved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the lawsuit, Allergan contends that the Government's legal position that it is a crime for a pharmaceutical ...

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