Re: Oral Contraceptives: Over-the-Counter???

From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Jul 3 09:42:21 2000


Bob -

would you include topical antifungals in the antibiotic category since -

1) vulvovaginitis is exceedingly difficult to dx by sx or inspection.

2) recurrent cndidiasis may be a warning sign for HIV

what's your take on this?

art

At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Robert J. Woolley wrote: >
>In message <200007030139.UAA04066@mail.medispecialty.com> writes:
>> nope - just pointing things out - both pro and con.
>> i'm all for availability of contraception - just wonder how folks would
>> be screened.
>
>They take responsibility it for it themselves, rather than relying on us to be
>their nannies and tell them when they have to come in. What a concept, eh?!
>
> also the package insert with the condom seems a bit
>> shorter.
>
>I don't see your point here.
>
>> and i take it this measure has your wholehearted support?
>
>Yes. Should have been done long ago.
>
>Actually, I think that all currently prescription medications should be
>available OTC, with the possible exception of antibiotics. (The reason for that
>exception is that antibiotics are the only drugs for which misuse has a direct
>effect on people other than the user.)
>
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>Bob Woolley
>St. Paul, Minnesota
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>The United States representative at the inauguration of Chile's first
>socialist president since the timely demise of Salvador Allende was...
>guess who? Janet Reno. How appropriate.
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>-- Stephen Cox
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art fougner, md

A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.





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