| This issue affects all doctors and off-label drugs will be needed more often for very ill children reflecting the higher usage in hospital. |
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| Though these uses aren't approved by the FDA, doctors can prescribe thalidomide for other indications, sometimes called off-label uses. |
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| In the United States once a drug is approved doctors who are willing to do so can prescribe it for off-label uses. |
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| In British general practice, about a tenth of prescriptions for children are for off-label use of drugs. |
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| In addition, the off-label use of any medical product comes with associated risks. |
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| In 1993, he was successful in a suit that forced the FDA to relax its rules prohibiting drug companies from promoting off-label prescribing. |
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| That these off-label indications were not measured in the approved trials must be made clear, however. |
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| Although off-label prescribing is legal, the US Food and Drug Administration prohibits drug companies from promoting such use to doctors. |
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| Current studies have not established safe and optimal dosages for either of these off-label uses. |
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| What protection do pregnant women have when it comes to the off-label use of obstetrical drugs? |
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| The off-label use of capsaicin cream for treating painful scars is heretofore unreported. |
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| It is a little absurd to blame animal safety data for hazards encountered from off-label prescribing. |
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| Several other off-label methods exist for treating dysmenorrhea with hormonal contraceptives. |
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| Knight Ridder identified more than 800 reports filed during 2002 of serious reactions involving off-label prescriptions for its sample of 45 drugs. |
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| Potentially fatal toxicities occur with off-label use of cancer drugs. |
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| Her doctor had prescribed Prozac off-label for an eating disorder. |
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| Canadian law and its regulations do not prohibit off-label use of devices. |
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| The prescriber assumes legal liability when he prescribes unlicensed or off-label products. |
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| Other people are allowed to speak about off-label use of drugs. |
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| But what about off-label use of an assay or use of a home brew? |
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| Searle specifically addressed Cytotec's off-label use as a cervical ripener, labor inducer, or a stand-alone abortifacient. |
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| These drug classes are notable for their demonstrated efficacy in reducing body weight, and as such are also being used off-label in the treatment of obesity. |
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| Many medicines used for children are prescribed and used off-label. |
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| Caronia case and ruled that a pharmaceutical sales rep's conversations with a physician about the off-label use of a drug was protected by the First Amendment. |
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| For us, the off-label use of antimuscarinics is common practice. |
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| Therefore, device-based patent foramen ovale closure procedures are most commonly performed using atrial septal defect closure devices being used off-label. |
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| Off-label treatment is a popular option to treat fibromyalgia using analgesics, antidepressants, sedatives, neuroleptics, and muscle relaxants. |
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