Concept information
Preferred term
off-label use
Definition
- The term refers to the prescription by a physician of a product approved by the food and drug administration (FDA) for a use other than the one for which the product was originally approved. Off-label use has long been legal, and many drugs are used for purposes other than those for which they were first developed and approved. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Off-Label Use]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/off-label_use
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