Off-label prescribing of medications is common, but the practice varies according to drug, and patient and doctor characteristics, a Canadian study finds. In off-label prescribing, a doctor prescribes drugs for uses that have not been approved by regulators. For example, some medicines approved to treat depression are also prescribed for chronic pain.
‘Off-Label’ Drug Use Appears Common
Published April 17, 2012 News Leave a CommentTags: Archives of Internal Medicine, drug study, medication study, off label drugs, off label medications, off label prescriptions
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