BigK,
read the WSJ article on the Superstar of ED(I know you will). If this is representative of his way of off hand RXing of Viagra for elderly women with "driness" and actually suggesting sharing of medication he is headed for deep trouble for irresponsible medicine if not outright malpractice.
Jim
excerpts:
Viagra Craze Gives Irwin Goldstein
Superstar Status in Health-Care Field
By LAURA JOHANNES
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Dr. Goldstein says he is trying Viagra on women because it is relatively
safe and acts to improve blood circulation, which he believes can negate
dryness, a common postmenopausal complaint. Clinical trials, which the
FDA demands to prove safety and effectiveness, are just beginning for
women. "We've tested Viagra for 3 1/2, four years in men, but I have to
admit, I'm shooting at the hip as far as women are concerned," says Dr.
Golsdstein. So far, he says, "we've seen some failures and some
successes."
An elderly woman sits demurely in Dr. Goldstein's office as he writes
her husband a prescription for Viagra. Then Dr. Goldstein turns to her.
"I know you're an Irish Catholic," he says. "But in the modern era, it's
OK to talk about sex." He tells her Viagra can improve lubrication
during intercourse, and asks if she would also like a prescription.
She accepts. But once the doctor is out of earshot, she says she was
"more than surprised" by the offer.
Dr. Goldstein refuses Viagra to a man who is on chest-pain medication,
telling him that mixing the drugs could cause a heart attack, and to a
patient who wants him to write a prescription for a 70-year-old cousin
in Turkey who just married a woman half his age but can't get the drug
in his country.
"That's illegal, I can't do that," he says, adding "You can share with
your friend, but I don't want to hear about it." |
