Call In: Off-Label Drug Use

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010

The pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest criminal fine in history, to settle civil and criminal allegations for illegally marketing drugs for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Bob Garfield, co-host of NPR's On the Media, columnist at Advertising Age, and author of the new book The Chaos Scenario, talks about marketing off-label drug use.

We want to hear from you. Has your doctor prescribed a drug for you off-label? Are you a doctor who has written off-label prescriptions? Have you had success with off-label drug use? Give us a call or comment below!

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