Despite widespread reports last month that a drug approved to fight osteoporosis also decreases the risk of breast cancer among post-menopausal women, a federal judge has enjoined the drug’s manufacturer from promoting the drug as protecting against cancer.

U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Zeneca Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co., 99-Civ.-1452 (QDS:02310323), last Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against drug maker Eli Lilly and Co.