Cytotec Induction

In the United States, a Cytotec induction has become part of mainstream obstetric practice.

Cytotec - misoprostol - was never approved by the FDA for labor induction. As a matter of fact it was never approved for pregnant women at all...this is because all doctors know that there is a huge loophole in the drug approval system.

Indeed, once a drug is approved by the FDA for a specific medical condition and once it is put on the market, there is absolutely nothing to prevent any doctor from using that very drug for any indication, in any dose, for any patient he or she chooses.

You may want to reread that last paragraph. Actually, we will write it again just for you, please read it slowly and please let this information seep in:

Indeed, once a drug is approved by the FDA for a specific medical condition and then once it is put on the market, there is absolutely nothing to prevent any doctor from using that very drug for any indication, in any dose, for any patient he or she chooses.

This process is called "off-label" use and most drugs in the US - about 90% in fact - are used off-label.

Cytotec Induction: What Do Doctors Have to Say?

So what to doctors have to say about that? Why do they use Cytotec when clearly the drug was not approved for labor?

The answer is simple: it is done all the time.

And that would be the truth...remember 90% off- label use?

This answer would also be a lie...and a big one.

Using misoprostol for a Cytotec induction is in fact not an off-label use at all...that's right! It is in fact an on-label contraindication.

What does that mean?

Well in plain English it means that on the label for Cytotec it clearly states that this drug is not intended for use on pregnant women.

Yes, that's right.

You may also want to know that such a warning would not be on the label unless data exists suggesting possible serious risks from such use - on pregnant women.

As far as we know, when you are in labor you are still pregnant are you not?

It is a fact that "on-label contraindicated" is a whole different level of risk-taking than an off-label use.

If - however - that was not bad enough it is not the only reason to be concerned about Cytotec inductions.

Not all risks are created equal. The fact that most drugs are used off-label does not mean that all off-label use is safe.

Here is an analogy: the fact that over 60% of Americans are overweight does not mean that the remaining 40% should follow suit just because, "heck less follow the masses!"

Cytotec Induction: What Does The FDA Have to Say?

Do you know that a survey - done by the FDA - of 731 pregnant women revealed they had been given 10 drugs while pregnant. Of the 10 drugs all were given off-label, nine of them carried relatively little risk while the use of the tenth drug - the prostaglandins including Cytotec - have proven serious risks including uterine rupture...following which one in four babies die.

We don't know about you but it is scary to think that doctors are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to deciding on the use of medications. They are doctors, not pharmacists.

Who are they to determine whether a drug is safe or unsafe?

Moreover, it puts the life of women and their babies at great risks. And what ever happened to "first do no harm?"

The doctors - and believe or not some midwives - who use Cytotec don't seem to understand the chances that they are taking with the life of others.

Using any drug without any scientific evidence or trials means we have unwillingly become the guinea pigs for a slew of drugs.

Moreover, here is a list of organizations who do and do not recommend a Cytotec induction:

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