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-	'''Out of print''' refers to an item, typically a book, but can include any print or visual media or [[sound recording]], that is no longer being published.
-	The abbreviation '''OOP''' (also '''Oop''' or '''oop''') is a more general term that encompasses craft, hobby, toy, and collectable items that are '''out of production'''.	+	'''Discontinuation''' is the process of quitting a procedure, such as, the course of treatment with a drug or a consumer product line.
-	An item goes out of print when a publisher does not reprint, re-press, or reissue once all copies have been sold to retailers. Reasons may include:	+	==Drugs==
-	*a limited [[print run]] (''[[Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern]]'')	+	*Discontinuation of a treatment is to stop taking a drug. There are several reasons for discontinuation, e.g.:
-	*antiquation, or the [[obsolescence]] of content or format ([[laserdisc]], [[VHS]])	+	**The ailment or reason it was taken has disappeared.
-	*plans for a revised or reformatted edition	+	**The [[adverse effects]] outweigh the desired effects.
-	*the presence of errors, flaws, fabrication, offensive content, or [[plagiarism]] (sometimes preceded by a [[product recall|recall]]). ''See related entry for [[Kaavya Viswanathan]]'' ''(''How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life'')''	+	**Other, better, alternatives are available.
-	*legal obstacles, such as the expiration of a publisher's license to release content owned by another copyright holder. ''See [[The Criterion Collection#Licensing|licensing]] section in [[The Criterion Collection]] article for an example.''	+
-	*[[ban (law)|banning]] or [[censorship]]	+	Drug discontinuation may cause [[rebound effect]]s (return of the symptoms the drug relieved, and that, to a degree stronger than they were before treatment first began) and [[withdrawal syndrome]]s (symptoms caused by the discontinuation by the drug itself).
-	*the perception of the publisher that continuing to produce the work is no longer a [[commercially viable]] venture. (For example, a novelization of a film that was released 10 years ago is likely to go OOP for this reason.)	+
-	Out of print items are often pursued by collectors through aftermarket retailers such as used book stores, record shops, and online [[auction sites]]. Sellers of out of print merchandise on auction sites will typically include "OOP" or its equivalent in product descriptions. The designation is sometimes misappropriated—an example is in [[keyword stuffing]], where the acronym is used to generate numerous search results even as it does not apply to the items retrieved. The abbreviation is sometimes placed in descriptions of items whose publication or production status is unclear (such as DVDs said to be returning to the "Disney Vault") to effect interest in the product.	+	==Consumer products==
		+	*Discontinuation for consumer products is when a [[product (business)|product]]'s manufacture and/or support are stopped by the [[company]] that makes the product. This is usually due to low sales, but it does not mean the product never sold well. Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
	==See also==		==See also==
-	*[[Out of print books]]	+	*[[Out of print]]
-	*[[Discontinuation]]	+	*[[SSRI discontinuation syndrome]]
-	*[[Cut-out (recording industry)]]	+
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Discontinuation is the process of quitting a procedure, such as, the course of treatment with a drug or a consumer product line.

Drugs

• Discontinuation of a treatment is to stop taking a drug. There are several reasons for discontinuation, e.g.:
  • The ailment or reason it was taken has disappeared.
  • The adverse effects outweigh the desired effects.
  • Other, better, alternatives are available.

Drug discontinuation may cause rebound effects (return of the symptoms the drug relieved, and that, to a degree stronger than they were before treatment first began) and withdrawal syndromes (symptoms caused by the discontinuation by the drug itself).

Consumer products

• Discontinuation for consumer products is when a product's manufacture and/or support are stopped by the company that makes the product. This is usually due to low sales, but it does not mean the product never sold well. Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.

See also

• Out of print
• SSRI discontinuation syndrome