[lulu16]

“The use of Epivir for Ebola is an off label treatment and forbidden by the FDA.”

But do you think it would work?

And, I have not kept up with Fauci? Is there a political or medical reason he is not respected here?

And do the doctors in the US have to go through him when prescribing treatment. Then should the “relatives” of Duncan be blaming his for his death?

Or, do you think they wanted him to die to keep the white-survivors/ dead -African black man tension up? ( I keep an eye on CNN and that is their angle; he did not get the treatment he needed because he is poor and black.)

[FredZarguna]

I believe you will find that the FDA regulations with regard to off-label use are extremely squishy, and as long as they are not advertising or promoting a drug for off-label use, and as long as the use of the drug cannot cause a worse medical outcome that some other treatment [including non-treatment] doctors can pretty much prescribe off label and get away with it.

I think all of the criteria allowing an MD to escape from prosecution under 21 CFR [The part of the Code of Federal Regulations concerning FDA regulation of off-use, clinical trials, drug promotion, marketing, etc, etc.] are pretty well satisfied by antiviral drugs used in treating Ebola patients.

Anyway, unlike 0bama's mythical foot-choppers, every Doc I've ever known would be willing to do anything they could possibly do to save a patient, and damn the regulations.

Does it work? Only one way to really find out...

[PA Engineer]

Oops. Post 42 was suppose to be addressed to you.