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Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com) Tue May 23 14:16:35 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Next in thread: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Reply: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Reply: Henry Gregor: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Just another stooge for the legal industry. I'm getting sort of tired of fellow physicians thinking of ways to increase my risk for law suits. -- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art fougner, md Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:08 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again Joe aspirin nor magnesium sulfate were approved by the FDA for common indications. art At Tue, 23 May 2006, doctorjoe@aol.com wrote: > >In medical school, we were taught the "off label use" theory with propranolol and hypertension (at least I was - I guess I'm dating myself). > >Now we have all sorts of examples of drugs used for nonindicated reasons (a good example for us has been terbutaline, or maybe now the calcium channel blockers). > >Have we been taught WRONG??? > >Off Label Drug Use is Often Not Supported by Hard Science > >A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that the practice of prescribing drugs for off label uses is putting patients at risk. These prescriptions often lack evidence of safety and effectiveness, which makes them potentially dangerous to consumers. A professor at Stanford University believes misinformation plays a role in off-label prescribing and urges patients to ask their doctor why before taking the drug. Sandra G. Boodman, The Washington Post 05/23/2006 > >Read Article: The Washington Post > >Joe P. -- art fougner, md "I drank what?" - Socrates Next message: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Next in thread: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Reply: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again" Reply: Henry Gregor: "Re: GEN: Off label use - here we go again"

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