Definition of off-label
:of, relating to, or being a drug used to treat a condition for which it has not been officially approved
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Explore M-W
First Known Use of off-label
1987
Medical Dictionary
off-label
adjective
off-la·bel
\
ˌȯf-ˌlā-bəl
\
medical Definition of off-label
: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
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up off-label? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!