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Saturday, March 29, 2003Using too much Lindane to treat lice infestations can cause deadly brain or nerve damage, federal health officials warned yesterday, stressing that the prescription drug should not be used on babies and "with great caution" on children. The Food and Drug Administration took new steps to limit how much of the controversial drug people can slather on. Once sold in large bottles, Lindane now is to come only in one- or two-ounce packets for one-time use, and doctors are told not to prescribe more. I try to avoid lindane as much as possible. There are much safer alternatives now, but patients continue to pressure me to prescribe it. Their insurance co-pays for prescription drugs are often less expensive than the over-the-counter price of Rid. I have even, sad to say, lost some patients over this. (Lost in the sense that they left my practice because I wouldn't use it as first-line therapy, not in the sense that they died because I caved into consumer demands.) posted by Sydney on 3/29/2003 11:36:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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