Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use

This article is a little bit long, but contains some excellent information and explanations of why the "off-label" use of Cytotec is so incredibly dangerous, yet continues to be so lightly used during pregnancy.

Excerpt from the article;

"Without adequate testing of Cytotec (misoprostol) for labor induction, obstetricians simply began to use it on their birthing women. They were taking advantage of a huge loophole in our drug regulatory system. Once a drug is approved by the FDA for a specific medical indication and put on the market, there is absolutely nothing to prevent any doctor from using that drug for any indication, in any dose, for any patient he or she chooses. Since the label of the drug contains the indications approved by the FDA, this is called "off-label" use of a drug."