FDA seizes eyelash-lengthening drug

I have to wonder, how did the world get so far ahead of me that the Feds are already seizing a drug whose category I never even imagined, let alone knowing about this specific drug.

Apparently a drug used to treat glaucoma was informally observed to cause lengthening of of the eyelashes, and eventually some enterprising cosmetic/pseudopharma companies started selling it, shall we say, WAAAY off-label. Sounds great, but allegedly the drug has potential side effects including nerve damage, so at this point the FDA is not happy about it.

Of course, at the same time, the perennial off-label background continues unabated; there's nothing stopping Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeons from handing out a few scrips here and there. As the article says, this sort of cosmetic usage of drugs and other medical technology is quite common; in many cases, though, it just has to stay decentralized, a "mom-and-pop" operation.