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The Off-Label Use of Adult Drugs: Kids At Risk

A horrible example of a health care system in shambles is the frequent use of off-label use of adult drugs for children. Along those lines, a reader passed along to me a link to this compelling, MUST-READ story about the toxic consequences of adult drugs to our children in last week's New Yorker magazine. For instance, imagine your child needing stitches after a fall on a jungle gym, a simple procedure and certainly not a life-threatening one. But the ER surgeon, dealing with a...