28 May 2020 - Three years ago a 64cm blood clot caused by a drug used to treat acne, Diane 35, almost killed my healthy 20-year-old daughter. It had been prescribed “off-label” to regulate another issue.

Off-label prescribing occurs when a doctor recommends a medication to treat a condition outside its Therapeutics Goods Administration-approved purpose.

Doctors can do this because once a drug is approved they are free to prescribe it drug for other uses.

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