▲ 797 ▼ Please science (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 6 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) Because then it’s just an effect and the medication is sold as treating weight loss or memory or whatever permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago Yup, it starts off as an observed effect, then gets documented enough to where it shows up in studies, and then doctors are willing to prescribe it for "off label" use, then trials are run to rigorously test for that effect, until the medical health authorities agree that there's a strong enough scientific basis to use as a treatment for that condition to where it is approved for that use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago Yup, it starts off as an observed effect, then gets documented enough to where it shows up in studies, and then doctors are willing to prescribe it for "off label" use, then trials are run to rigorously test for that effect, until the medical health authorities agree that there's a strong enough scientific basis to use as a treatment for that condition to where it is approved for that use. permalink fedilink source parent
