off-label
adjective
off-la·bel
ˈȯf-ˌlā-bəl 
: of, relating to, or being a drug used to treat a condition for which it has not been officially approved
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Navigating insurance coverage for off-label prescriptions can be challenging.
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Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The group ultimately recommended an off-label use in children, given the large number of kids affected by mpox in the DRC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Among their allegations: Some doctors on the hospital’s cleft team were performing bone grafts on patients who were too young — around age 2 — and using an off-label, controversial bone growth product that many doctors shun.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
Spironolactone is another blood pressure drug that’s been shown to have anti-androgen effects (which is why it’s commonly prescribed as an off-label treatment for hormonal acne).
—Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
His neurologist placed him on memantine, using it off-label.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
While Xolair could previously be prescribed off-label for food allergies, insurance companies rarely cover off-label uses.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Children’s Health Defense says its legal team works closely with state attorneys general to protect off-label use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to prevent or treat covid; attorneys general in six states have done so.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) offers clinical guidance based on studies of off-label use of existing treatments, but innovation in this space has been stagnant for nearly two decades.
—Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The group ultimately recommended an off-label use in children, given the large number of kids affected by mpox in the DRC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Among their allegations: Some doctors on the hospital’s cleft team were performing bone grafts on patients who were too young — around age 2 — and using an off-label, controversial bone growth product that many doctors shun.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
Spironolactone is another blood pressure drug that’s been shown to have anti-androgen effects (which is why it’s commonly prescribed as an off-label treatment for hormonal acne).
—Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
His neurologist placed him on memantine, using it off-label.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
While Xolair could previously be prescribed off-label for food allergies, insurance companies rarely cover off-label uses.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Children’s Health Defense says its legal team works closely with state attorneys general to protect off-label use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to prevent or treat covid; attorneys general in six states have done so.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) offers clinical guidance based on studies of off-label use of existing treatments, but innovation in this space has been stagnant for nearly two decades.
—Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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off-label
adjective
off-la·bel
ˌȯf-ˌlā-bəl
: of, relating to, or being an approved drug legally prescribed or a medical device legally used by a physician for a purpose (as the treatment of children or of a certain disease or condition) for which it has not been specifically approved (as by the United States Food and Drug Administration)
the off-label use of oral contraceptives to treat dysmenorrhea
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