Re: Metrogel-Vaginal for face?

[Guest guest]

I was surprised to find out these were the same products when it was

fist suggested that I had cea, the Nurse Practitioner had a good

laugh when she looked it up.

Perhaps you have to make sure that the pecentage of active ingredient

is the same, .75 I think, and that the base won't irritate your skin.

> Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> and if it works just as well, why not use it?

>

> Thanks,

> White

[Guest guest]

I was surprised to find out these were the same products when it was

fist suggested that I had cea, the Nurse Practitioner had a good

laugh when she looked it up.

Perhaps you have to make sure that the pecentage of active ingredient

is the same, .75 I think, and that the base won't irritate your skin.

> Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> and if it works just as well, why not use it?

>

> Thanks,

> White

[Guest guest]

I was surprised to find out these were the same products when it was

fist suggested that I had cea, the Nurse Practitioner had a good

laugh when she looked it up.

Perhaps you have to make sure that the pecentage of active ingredient

is the same, .75 I think, and that the base won't irritate your skin.

> Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> and if it works just as well, why not use it?

>

> Thanks,

> White

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Of course, you have to get a doctor's approval to be prescribed

medications. I don't think the poster can get her hands on the

metrogel originally for vaginal use without her doctor authorizing it

for use on her face. That is something that is between doctor and

patient. This disease can be an expensive to control, and I don't

think there is anything wrong with a patient asking her doctor to see

if the vaginal-type of metrogel could work topically. If it doesn't

work, the doctor can prescribe something else. I don't believe that

anyone was giving medical advice in messages to the poster that asked

the original question.

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.) I think

this news got around to other doctors who were prescribing vaginal

metrogel for the face for their rosacea patients. I think that the

pharmaceutical company which created vaginal metrogel got wind of

this, and reformulated it for the face and sought FDA approval for it.

Take care,

Matija

> > > Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> > > It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> > > and if it works just as well, why not use it?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > White

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

Of course, you have to get a doctor's approval to be prescribed

medications. I don't think the poster can get her hands on the

metrogel originally for vaginal use without her doctor authorizing it

for use on her face. That is something that is between doctor and

patient. This disease can be an expensive to control, and I don't

think there is anything wrong with a patient asking her doctor to see

if the vaginal-type of metrogel could work topically. If it doesn't

work, the doctor can prescribe something else. I don't believe that

anyone was giving medical advice in messages to the poster that asked

the original question.

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.) I think

this news got around to other doctors who were prescribing vaginal

metrogel for the face for their rosacea patients. I think that the

pharmaceutical company which created vaginal metrogel got wind of

this, and reformulated it for the face and sought FDA approval for it.

Take care,

Matija

> > > Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> > > It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> > > and if it works just as well, why not use it?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > White

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Please read the list highlights before posting to

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> > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a

> > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must

> > change the subject when replying to a digest !

> >

> > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently

> > published book.

> >

> > To leave the list send an email to

> > rosacea-support-unsubscribe@y...

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Of course, you have to get a doctor's approval to be prescribed

medications. I don't think the poster can get her hands on the

metrogel originally for vaginal use without her doctor authorizing it

for use on her face. That is something that is between doctor and

patient. This disease can be an expensive to control, and I don't

think there is anything wrong with a patient asking her doctor to see

if the vaginal-type of metrogel could work topically. If it doesn't

work, the doctor can prescribe something else. I don't believe that

anyone was giving medical advice in messages to the poster that asked

the original question.

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.) I think

this news got around to other doctors who were prescribing vaginal

metrogel for the face for their rosacea patients. I think that the

pharmaceutical company which created vaginal metrogel got wind of

this, and reformulated it for the face and sought FDA approval for it.

Take care,

Matija

> > > Is it OK to use Metrogel-Vaginal on the face?

> > > It costs about half as much as regular Metrogel,

> > > and if it works just as well, why not use it?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > White

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Please read the list highlights before posting to

> > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html).

> > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a

> > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must

> > change the subject when replying to a digest !

> >

> > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently

> > published book.

> >

> > To leave the list send an email to

> > rosacea-support-unsubscribe@y...

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I sincerely apologize if I offended any medical personnel on the

board, I certainly was not trying to encourage the use of product for

a unintended use. Quite simply, I was just trying to introduce a bit

of humor and acknowledge the fact that the products contained the same

active ingredients. As I stated before, a Nurse DID inform me that

they were the same (however misinformed she might have been), but I

did not consider using the Metro-Vaginal for the reasons you

mentioned.

Having said that, no matter what the medical profession warns, there

will be people who use medications for unintended purposes, as the

previous poster was suggesting. All you can do give proper warning

and hope that they give it proper consideration before attempting its

use.

Its good that the medically trained on the board speak up when these

issues arise, it makes us all think about what we're using a bit more.

GT

-- In rosacea-support@y..., wrote:

> First of all, these ARE NOT the same. Misinformation

> by NON-MEDICAL experts on this board is one thing that

> really steams me.

[Guest guest]

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.)

I think it's " off-label " use, and it's quite common.

Barry Hunt

[Guest guest]

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.)

I think it's " off-label " use, and it's quite common.

Barry Hunt

[Guest guest]

You may not be aware of it, but the way that vaginal Metrogel was

discovered to be beneficial to rosacea patients was that a woman with

a vaginal infection noticed that her rosacea calmed down when she

placed some of the vaginal Metrogel on her face. Her doctor noticed

that too, and prescribed it for her to use on her rosacea. (I think

there is a term for this type of precription where a medication is

prescribed for a condition it wasn't cleared for by the FDA. I can't

remember it and don't want to embarrass myself by guessing.)

I think it's " off-label " use, and it's quite common.

Barry Hunt

[Guest guest]

I think this was meant for the group. Matija

From: " ucgaljm " ucgaljm@...

My dad, who is a surgeon, was given vaginal Metrogel

by his friend (a

dermatologist), and told that it would probably be

fine to use but to

watch out for any irritation and be especially careful

when applying

it around the eyes. The vaginal Metrogel worked well

for him and also

for me - never had any problems with it. I was happy

to use it

because it really is much less expensive. YMMV.

Jane

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[Guest guest]

I think this was meant for the group. Matija

From: " ucgaljm " ucgaljm@...

My dad, who is a surgeon, was given vaginal Metrogel

by his friend (a

dermatologist), and told that it would probably be

fine to use but to

watch out for any irritation and be especially careful

when applying

it around the eyes. The vaginal Metrogel worked well

for him and also

for me - never had any problems with it. I was happy

to use it

because it really is much less expensive. YMMV.

Jane

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[Guest guest]

I think this was meant for the group. Matija

From: " ucgaljm " ucgaljm@...

My dad, who is a surgeon, was given vaginal Metrogel

by his friend (a

dermatologist), and told that it would probably be

fine to use but to

watch out for any irritation and be especially careful

when applying

it around the eyes. The vaginal Metrogel worked well

for him and also

for me - never had any problems with it. I was happy

to use it

because it really is much less expensive. YMMV.

Jane

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[Guest guest]

I think the message below was meant for the group.

Matija

From: Pdh719@...

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:19:58 EST

That off-label usage is how many great discoveries are

made.

Good thought.

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