Contraceptives to treat acne: doctor regress

When doctors the contraceptive pill be prescribed to treat acne, they are regresspflichtig. Reasons for an off-label use does not exist in these cases. That has decided the Social Dusseldorf (SG) in a non-final ruling. A gynecologist from Euskirchen, North Rhine had prescribed for women who were older than 20 years old, contraceptives, and had been taken to pursue remedies. Since his opposition is unsuccessful, the doctor went before the court. He pointed out that it belonged to the standard of care to treat catamenial and dermatological diseases with a hormonal contraceptive for. The judges declared the lawful recourse. Contraceptives are for women only, up to 20 Year of life at the expense of the GKV prescribable. The prescribed means are eligible only for contraception, so the SG. The conditions for an off-label use were not met, because it is not a serious disease and there were acting treatment options. It does not matter whether the Regulation applies of contraceptives among the diseases mentioned by the gynecologist as a weapon of choice. Even if this treatment would be considered after the state of medical science successful, stood a regulation to the detriment of the GKV meet statutory and particularly the pharmaceutical regulatory requirements, the judges ruled. "It is not the role of public health insurance, open on the off-label use a second method of drug approval." For an expanded interpretation of the principles of the off-label use there is no reason for the court. The Federal Constitutional Court had stated last 2008 that a constitutional claim is not clear on specific health benefits of a fundamental right. Health insurance companies are not required to make everything that was available for funds to maintain and restore health.