Off label use

Nurses General Nursing

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Wow, you learn new stuff everyday! I recently hurt my back, and am on some pretty darn high doses of oxycodone while waiting for my neurosurgeons appt. Enough so I actually took the prescription back to the doctors office to see if it was right, lol.

I was warned by pharmacist to be careful if I took tagamet, b/c it would increase the effects of oxycodone.

So, I looked up "off label uses" for it, and apparently, it does everything from cure cancer, stop sexual urges, treat warts, etc, ect! Who knew? Anybody else know of weird off label uses for OTC stuff?

Let's not forget the best one ever...Viagra for Pulmonary HTN!!!!

I love it!

unisom for morning sickness. I was pretty surprised the first time I heard that one!

Bethanechol used for urinary retention can also be used for GERD.

http://www.medicinenet.com/bethanechol-oral/article.htm

when glucophage is being taken in the context of infertility, it is prob being used to treat poly cystic ovary disease, which has an insulin resistance component....so not really off label...

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
lmao!!

yeah..

if you are not a gambler... and you have some restless legs

take a boatload of mirapex

and go to vegas!!

:cool:

I am REALLY trying to comprehend that one. When I first heard it, I looked in my drug guide and saw nothing about gambling. But, yeah, if the feeling were to hit, I would take the first thing smoking to see if it works...:lol2::lol2:

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Let's not forget the best one ever...Viagra for Pulmonary HTN!!!!

I love it!

Yes, I heard that for the first time here on this board. I totally flipped out on that one. And, when I checked my nursing drug guide, it says nothing about this off label use. I assume they make more money for treating impotence.

Specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS.
Never heard of the mucinex as a fertility med thing, but we have several docs that order glucophage as a fertility med.

in the uk IIRC metformin ins now 'on label' for Polycystic overay syndrome treatment

Specializes in Assisted Living, Med-Surg/CVA specialty.

Here is an article about the Glucophage being used to prevent miscarriage:

http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20020301/diabetes-drug-helps-prevent-miscarriage

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