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Paul M. Meadows, MD
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla

JAMA. 1975;232(2):136.

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To the Editor.—

I respond to the poem by M. Donahoe, RN, "Letter to a Physician From a Dying Patient" (231:50, 1975):

Dear impatient patient anxious to slide Into the abyss, dark and wide, Why don't you let THE MAN decide?

He may not be ready to ring your bell Why give up? Fight like hell!

Who knows what tomorrow may bring, A brighter sun, a fresher spring, Medicines that cure almost everything.

Life's a struggle, no help to grieve; Try ONE MORE TIME before you leave.

LIBRIUM^® (chlordiazepoxide HCl) 5 mg, 10 mg, 25 mg capsules

Before prescribing, please consult complete product information, a summary of which follows:

Indications:

Relief of anxiety and tension occurring alone or accompanying various disease states.

Contraindications:

Patients with known hypersensitivity to the drug.

Warnings:

Caution patients about possible combined effects with alcohol and other CNS depressants. As with all CNS-acting drugs, caution . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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