How to Use off-label in a Sentence

off-label

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• They are not approved for weight loss but can be prescribed off-label by doctors.
  — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• In fact, 1 in 5 prescriptions is for off-label use of a drug.
  — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 15 May 2026
• Instead, a healthcare provider may prescribe medicines for off-label use.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• That waiver applies even when a treatment is unproven or off-label.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
• Few weight-loss drugs have been approved for older children, although many are used off-label.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
• While it is not yet approved for weight loss, it might be used off-label for obesity—and soon to be approved for it.
  — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• That means doctors have to be familiar enough with the hormone to prescribe it off-label.
  — Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
• But then doctors began using them off-label to take weight off and then things really got hot for them.
  — David Sherer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
• The drug is often prescribed for off-label use to treat a range of pain conditions, studies show.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
• Doctors can still prescribe it for weight loss as an off-label medication.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
• Even though leucovorin is not approved to treat autism, doctors can prescribe it off-label.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
• But it is also often used off-label for breast cancer prevention.
  — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2023
• Doctors can prescribe medicines off-label, and in rare disease that happens often.
  — Brad Quick, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
• Other forms of semaglutide, meanwhile, have been prescribed off-label for weight-loss treatment as well.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
• But off-label prescribing is common in medicine, and legal for physicians.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
• That’s why a health care professional should supervise this off-label use.
  — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
• Ozempic and Mounjaro are being prescribed off-label for weight loss.
  — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 12 June 2023
• This article will discuss how physicians are using it off-label.
  — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• That’s why it’s being used off-label around the world to treat people with a variety of mental health issues.
  — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
• Which is why some are prescribing it off-label as a daily moisturizer.
  — Hannah Baxter, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
• It’s considered an off-label treatment.
  — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
• Current buzz around semaglutide namely stems from its off-label use, primarily for weight loss.
  — Sarah Sloat, Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• People who don’t fall into these categories may still be able to get a vaccine if a provider is willing to give it off-label.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
• As such, off-label use of Zepbound and Mounjaro may pose patient safety risks.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• For a while, these off-label prescriptions were getting covered without any issues.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 Aug. 2023
• While these are not specifically approved for use in the jawline, many injectors do use them off-label to sculpt this area.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
• Its off-label use also has placed ketamine in a medical and legal gray area, Alexander said.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024
• While minoxidil is not a cure for TE, it has been used off-label for this condition.
  — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
• Trazodone is an antidepressant that is used off-label for insomnia.
  — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
• Some insurers cover off-label uses of GLP drugs while many do not.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023