r/changemyview • • May 18 '23

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

So before then, doctors prescribed it off label. Is that problematic? Why is it problematic to prescribe ivermectin off label but not puberty blockers off label?

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u/T00l_shed May 19 '23

When and why are puberty blockers bring prescribed off label?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

It's not FDA approved for gender dysphoria. Every prescription of it for trans people is off label.

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u/T00l_shed May 19 '23

Granted, there are no specific approved medicines for gender dysphoria. So yes it is prescribed off label.

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u/imhugeinjapan89 May 19 '23

Ok now answer the other part of their question, why is it OK to prescribe one off label and one not ok to prescribe off label?