Body By Chocolates: One In Five Prescriptions Is For A Use Not Approved By The FDA

Thursday, January 26, 2012

One In Five Prescriptions Is For A Use Not Approved By The FDA

When a doctor writes a prescription to treat your ailment, you probably assume
that the drug has been approved for that use by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). That’s a reasonable assumption, but it is not always true. One in
five prescriptions in the U.S. is for a use not approved by the FDA. And most
of those (about 75 percent) are for a use that lacks any evidence or rigorous
studies to back it up.

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