Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Are these people > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor to decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines between ethical and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to distinguish between the two. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Are these people > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor to decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines between ethical and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to distinguish between the two. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Right, off-label USE by doctors is perfectly legal. What is not legal is advertising off-label uses by drug companies. The makers of Neurontin recently got into trouble over this issue. gertie Re: Ethical???? In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Are these people > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor to decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines between ethical and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to distinguish between the two. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Right, off-label USE by doctors is perfectly legal. What is not legal is advertising off-label uses by drug companies. The makers of Neurontin recently got into trouble over this issue. gertie Re: Ethical???? In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > Are these people > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor to decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines between ethical and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to distinguish between the two. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 It's legal for doctors to prescribe off label but it's not legal for drug reps to suggest off label uses as they did with Neurontin, for instance. Happens all the time, but seems if the drug companies aren't suppose to be doing this, the FDA and NAMI shouldn't be going on about how some kids need these meds blah blah blah. If so many kids do so well, why can't they prove it in clinical studies and get them approved for use by kids even with a black box warning? > In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > SSRI medications writes: > > > > Are these people > > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical > > Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor to > decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines between ethical > and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to distinguish > between the two. > > " Blind Reason " > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think the drug companies win because the doctor will be responsible if the drug backfires with off label prescribing. It is legal but if I was a doctor I would be leary of off-label prescribing. At the same time I don't want any children drug studies. These drugs are not candy and are never the solution. It's like antihistamines, they help symtoms at best but do nothing for the underlying reason for the problem. To test any drug that only handles symptoms to me is criminal and simply for profit. Not something to subject children who are so likely to not understand the ramifications of the drugs and also what it will do to their growing bodies. Re: Ethical???? > > > It's legal for doctors to prescribe off label but it's not legal for > drug reps to suggest off label uses as they did with Neurontin, for > instance. Happens all the time, but seems if the drug companies > aren't suppose to be doing this, the FDA and NAMI shouldn't be going > on about how some kids need these meds blah blah blah. If so many > kids do so well, why can't they prove it in clinical studies and get > them approved for use by kids even with a black box warning? > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > > > > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are these people > > > > > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > > > > > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical > > > > > > > > Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor > to > > > > decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines > between ethical > > > > and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to > distinguish > > > > between the two. > > > > > > > > " Blind Reason " > > > > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > > > > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > > > > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think the drug companies win because the doctor will be responsible if the drug backfires with off label prescribing. It is legal but if I was a doctor I would be leary of off-label prescribing. At the same time I don't want any children drug studies. These drugs are not candy and are never the solution. It's like antihistamines, they help symtoms at best but do nothing for the underlying reason for the problem. To test any drug that only handles symptoms to me is criminal and simply for profit. Not something to subject children who are so likely to not understand the ramifications of the drugs and also what it will do to their growing bodies. Re: Ethical???? > > > It's legal for doctors to prescribe off label but it's not legal for > drug reps to suggest off label uses as they did with Neurontin, for > instance. Happens all the time, but seems if the drug companies > aren't suppose to be doing this, the FDA and NAMI shouldn't be going > on about how some kids need these meds blah blah blah. If so many > kids do so well, why can't they prove it in clinical studies and get > them approved for use by kids even with a black box warning? > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > > > > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are these people > > > > > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > > > > > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical > > > > > > > > Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor > to > > > > decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines > between ethical > > > > and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to > distinguish > > > > between the two. > > > > > > > > " Blind Reason " > > > > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > > > > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > > > > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think the drug companies win because the doctor will be responsible if the drug backfires with off label prescribing. It is legal but if I was a doctor I would be leary of off-label prescribing. At the same time I don't want any children drug studies. These drugs are not candy and are never the solution. It's like antihistamines, they help symtoms at best but do nothing for the underlying reason for the problem. To test any drug that only handles symptoms to me is criminal and simply for profit. Not something to subject children who are so likely to not understand the ramifications of the drugs and also what it will do to their growing bodies. Re: Ethical???? > > > It's legal for doctors to prescribe off label but it's not legal for > drug reps to suggest off label uses as they did with Neurontin, for > instance. Happens all the time, but seems if the drug companies > aren't suppose to be doing this, the FDA and NAMI shouldn't be going > on about how some kids need these meds blah blah blah. If so many > kids do so well, why can't they prove it in clinical studies and get > them approved for use by kids even with a black box warning? > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > > > > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are these people > > > > > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > > > > > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical > > > > > > > > Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor > to > > > > decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines > between ethical > > > > and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to > distinguish > > > > between the two. > > > > > > > > " Blind Reason " > > > > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > > > > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > > > > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think the drug companies win because the doctor will be responsible if the drug backfires with off label prescribing. It is legal but if I was a doctor I would be leary of off-label prescribing. At the same time I don't want any children drug studies. These drugs are not candy and are never the solution. It's like antihistamines, they help symtoms at best but do nothing for the underlying reason for the problem. To test any drug that only handles symptoms to me is criminal and simply for profit. Not something to subject children who are so likely to not understand the ramifications of the drugs and also what it will do to their growing bodies. Re: Ethical???? > > > It's legal for doctors to prescribe off label but it's not legal for > drug reps to suggest off label uses as they did with Neurontin, for > instance. Happens all the time, but seems if the drug companies > aren't suppose to be doing this, the FDA and NAMI shouldn't be going > on about how some kids need these meds blah blah blah. If so many > kids do so well, why can't they prove it in clinical studies and get > them approved for use by kids even with a black box warning? > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/17/04 7:37:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > > > > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are these people > > > > > -- NAMI and the FDA -- pushing off label use of these drugs? I > > > > > thought that was illegal? It must certainly be unethical > > > > > > > > Off label prescribing is perfectly legal. It's all up to the doctor > to > > > > decide what drugs to use in this fashion. Let's face it, the lines > between ethical > > > > and criminal behavior are so blurred today that it's hard to > distinguish > > > > between the two. > > > > > > > > " Blind Reason " > > > > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > > > > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > > > > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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