The Guide to Off-Label Prescription Drugs: New Uses for FDA-Approved Prescription Drugs [NOOK Book]

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Overview


DID YOU KNOW?

  • WELLBUTRIN -- This popular antidepressant can also be prescribed to treat chronic lower back pain.
  • BOTOX -- Many physicians are now using this popular cosmetic injection to treat severe headaches and migraine.
  • XANAX -- To relieve irritable bowel syndrome, physicians are now prescribing this drug approved for anxiety disorders.
  • PROZAC and ZOLOFT -- To relieve the symptoms of menopause, these two popular antidepressants are now being ...
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Overview


DID YOU KNOW?

  • WELLBUTRIN -- This popular antidepressant can also be prescribed to treat chronic lower back pain.
  • BOTOX -- Many physicians are now using this popular cosmetic injection to treat severe headaches and migraine.
  • XANAX -- To relieve irritable bowel syndrome, physicians are now prescribing this drug approved for anxiety disorders.
  • PROZAC and ZOLOFT -- To relieve the symptoms of menopause, these two popular antidepressants are now being prescribed.
  • Common disorders such as Lyme disease, insomnia, arthritis, osteoporosis, PMS, diabetes, fibro-myalgia, high blood pressure, and even hay fever can all be treated with off-label prescription drugs.

More and more physicians and researchers are discovering that many drugs are effective for off-label uses -- uses that go beyond what the FDA had originally approved. Off-label prescription drugs have become so popular that, today, one out of every four prescriptions written is off-label. That's a whopping 115 million off-label prescriptions a year.

Off-label prescriptions are completely legal and are a vital alternative for optimal patient care. But until now, there has been no book to inform and guide patients about off-label uses of drugs. The Guide to Off-Label Prescription Drugs provides you with the latest information on more than 1,500 breakthrough uses for prescription drugs. It is the only reference that gives you the tools you need to have informed dialogues with your doctor about managing your health care needs.

Here, you'll discover the most recent findings about new, breakthrough options to treat everything from anxiety to diabetes. Also included is detailed information about scientific studies supporting the drugs' uses, possible drug side effects, cautions, food and herbal interactions, and risks for pregnant or breast-feeding women.

CAUTION: CALL YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING OR STOPPING THE USE OF ANY DRUG.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal
This guide focuses on off-labeling, the application of a drug to a condition other than that for which it was originally approved by the FDA, e.g., antidepressants for hot flashes or Botox for migraines. Coeditors Loughlin (surgery, Harvard Medical Sch.; Clinical Guide to Prostate Specific Antigen) and pharmacist Generali (director, Drug Information Ctr., Univ. of Kansas; Clin-Alert 2000) have assembled a nationwide team of doctors and health professionals to contribute entries discussing more than 1500 alternate uses for prescription drugs. Part 1 deals with ailments and body systems (e.g., cardiovascular), as well as a few broader areas (e.g., children and pain). Disease entries within these chapters consist of two-paragraph summaries of how a drug works and the latest research findings; descriptions refer readers to relevant pages in Part 2, where one-page drug profiles discuss usage, interactions, and side effects. Listings of select drugs, arranged largely by such attributes as sugar-free, alcohol-free, and sulfite-containing, appear in Part 3. Cancer is not among the conditions addressed in this guide. Bottom Line The reader-friendly layout promotes easy access, though the drug attributes in Part 3 would have been better incorporated into Part 2 to save readers the trouble of having to gather information. The four-page glossary is a bit sparse and does not include such general terms as controlled trial and efficacy. Nonetheless, this is a reputable, affordable, useful, and accessible guide to off-label drugs. For more complete information on specific drugs, readers will need to refer to comprehensive drug guides that cover FDA-approved uses, such as Collins's The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs (2006) and The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Drugs (2005). Recommended for consumer health and public libraries. (Index not seen.)-Janice Flahiff, Medical Univ. Lib. of Ohio, Toledo Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780743299251
  • Publisher: Free Press
  • Publication date: 2/28/2006
  • Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 1200
  • Sales rank: 448,097
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author


KEVIN LOUGHLIN, M.D., M.B.A., completed degrees at Princeton University, New York Medical College, Harvard University, and Boston University. He is currently the Director of Urologic Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. He has been selected for "Best Doctors in America" and "Top Doctors" by The Center for the Study of Services in Washington, D.C., and has published more than two hundred articles, abstracts, and letters in prominent publications such as New England Journal of Medicine. He lives in Boston with his wife and three children.


JOYCE GENERALI, M.S., R.Ph. is Director of the Drug Information Residency Program and of the Drug and Information Center at Kansas University Medical Center. She is also a clinical professor at Kansas University and a member of Woman's Day Health Advisory Panel and Medzine Health Panel, as well as serving as an editor for the "Off Label Column" published by Hospital Pharmacy. She is the author of ten books for doctors and pharmacists, including The Technician's Pocket Drug Reference, and has had numerous articles published in medical journals.

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