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After vocally opposing the use of castration drugs to punish convicted sex offenders, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is now advocating for those very same drugs to be used on children [...]

Rokita said off-label use of ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 is similar to the widespread use of other prescription drugs to treat medical conditions not listed on FDA-approved labels.

ADHD drugs have become so commonplace on college campuses that students abusing these drugs have underestimated their risks.

Medical experts say vaccination still key to protecting children from virus, help reduce severity of complications and cut down on transmissions.

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Any other recent medicine that could be offered verse an off-label use of a livestock dewormer. >> keep in mind, these are products that are highly concentrated. people dont even know what the proper dose can be. and, of course, in a world where, you know, one dose is probably going to work, i think ill take five. this is where we run into problems. >> right. >> also keep in mind, people are self treating and what if theyre taking other medications that could interact? this is where we come in t...

>> one thing the fda full approval does, jonathan, is that it allows some physicians to now be able to give those boosters off-label use, that means an fda approved product, a physician can make an individual judgment. you may see some physicians prescribe a booster to those patients they think are high risk that potentially dont have -- theyre not immunocompromised, the group that already had that eua to use that booster. thats one way you could see that change. i do want to mention one thing t...

She said one of the biggest concerns is children under 12 are not able to be vaccinated yet. joining us now, dr. kavita patel. shes a former obama white house policy director and msnbc medical contributor. always good to see you. talk to me about the possibility of full fda approval. lets fast forward. how do things look different in light of that potential approval? >> yeah, alicia, its sooner than we think, according to not just dr. fauci. but folks ive talked to have said the same thing. numb...

Information about what the side effects could be, now, thats also -- thats very troubling, thats new. but as far as, you know, needing painkillers or needing pain medication, thats been common knowledge for some time. >> jason newberry is going to come on the show, he was the center for the 49ers, great player. he said he would limp in on crutches and wearing a boot into the training room and come out running, sprinting, into the game because of the effect of the drugs. dramatic but not surprisi...

Describe it is your day becomes clear. you have boosts of energy. your performance, if you saw the movie, you saw this guy can speak a foreign language within three days. he can solve all the problems. a lot of wall street guys, a lot of doctors, attorneys, they want to be up for 10, 15 hours and they can take this medication and actually perform. i dont recommend it. i think its off-label use. this is not whats recommended. but people are using it for depression. theyre using it for other uses....