[monday]

"The FDA removed its approval of the use of Pitocin in 1978."

How can hospitals use it if it isn't approved? Isn't that against the law?

[Egon]

How can hospitals use it if it isn't approved? Isn't that against the law?

I've not a clue.

The fact that the FDA unapproved the drug is a verifiable fact. The statement that hospitals use it daily is a verifiable anecdote.

This fact, though, instantly shut down the doctor whom I was arguing with while my wife lay there in labor. My wife wouldn't let anyone into the delivery room but me-- certainly not our attorney, if we had had one.

;-)

[Orgiveme]

"The FDA removed its approval of the use of Pitocin in 1978." How can hospitals use it if it isn't approved? Isn't that against the law?

It's termed an "off-list" use. Puppy breeders quit using it a long time ago because there were too many damaged puppies.