Posted by morgan miller on November 16, 2010, at 15:32:48
In reply to Re: US docs prescribing stablon? » morgan miller, posted by ed_uk2010 on November 16, 2010, at 14:35:28
> >Some doctors like breaking the rules.
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> I'm not sure that they are. I'm not sure what the rules are in the US but here in the UK, doctors can prescribe any un-approved drug if it is clinically appropriate and they are willing the take responsibility for their prescribing.
>Good point. I'm going to try to find out the answer to this. I wonder if in this situation a doctor has less protection against something serious going wrong with the drug trial. Maybe that's what you meant by being willing to take responsibility. If that's the case, the doctor is still taking a risk.
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