When Off-Label Prescribing Becomes Politicized: Do No Harm

Vera S Donnenberg^{1

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3}, Arthur R Derse⁴, David P Sklar⁵, Ross E McKinney⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
² University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Institute for Health and Equity, and Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
⁵ Arizona State University College of Health Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
⁶ Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, USA.

Vera S Donnenberg et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;62(6):703-705.

doi: 10.1002/jcph.2041. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Vera S Donnenberg^{1

2

3}, Arthur R Derse⁴, David P Sklar⁵, Ross E McKinney⁶

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
² University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Institute for Health and Equity, and Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
⁵ Arizona State University College of Health Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
⁶ Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; misinformation; off-label prescribing; politization; science matters.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

This article received no funding.

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