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As explained by the website for the [[National Institutes of Health]]:<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538391/</ref>
 
As explained by the website for the [[National Institutes of Health]]:<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538391/</ref>
 
{{cquote|Off-label drug use involves prescribing medications for indications, or using a dosage or dosage form, that have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Since the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the practice of medicine, OLDU has become common. It occurs in every specialty of medicine ....}}
 
{{cquote|Off-label drug use involves prescribing medications for indications, or using a dosage or dosage form, that have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Since the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the practice of medicine, OLDU has become common. It occurs in every specialty of medicine ....}}
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== dexamethasone ==
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A study published in June 2020 showed a remarkable 35% reduction in mortality from [[COVID-19]] upon administration of dexamethasone:<ref>https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/16/major-study-finds-common-steroid-reduces-deaths-among-patients-with-severe-covid-19/</ref>
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{{cquote|In patients who needed to be on a ventilator, dexamethasone reduced the death rate by 35%, meaning that doctors would prevent one death by treating eight ventilated patients. In those who needed oxygen but were not ventilated, the death rate was reduced 20%, meaning doctors would need to treat 25 patients to save one life. Both results were statistically significant.}}
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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