Regulators have permitted the use of unapproved drugs in previous infectious disease epidemics — for instance, during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, when the FDA allowed the emergency use of the antiviral drug peramivir. (scientificamerican.com)
FDA Talk Paper: FDA Warns Against Women Using Unapproved Drug, Domperidone, To Increase Milk Production. (verywellfamily.com)
Requiring that trial results for unapproved drugs be shared is also a positive step, Doshi says. (sciencemag.org)