August 8, 2023

Is Off-Label Drug Use Dangerous?

Send us Fan Mail Summary: Off-label drug use rings of risk, of a doctor gone rogue, of an unknowing patient in danger. But this issue - using drugs approved for one indication for a completely different use - is more common than you would think, and the reasons for this are simple and sensible. This is a look at how an FDA-approved drug may launch in a trajectory for an intended indication, but may find itself in a different orbit: off-label drugs. ...

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