Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know | Agency for ...
www.ahrq.gov › off-label-drug-usageOff-label prescribing is when a physician gives you a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to treat a condition different than your condition. This practice is legal and common. In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use. Learn about the safety and effectiveness of this practice through these additional resources:
Off-Label Prescribing: A Call for Heightened Professional and ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesA 2006 study examining prescribing practices for 169 commonly prescribed drugs found high rates of off-label use with little or no scientific support. 2 Researchers examining off-label use in U.S. children’s hospitals concluded, “[W]e still have incomplete knowledge about the safety and efficacy of many medications commonly used to treat children across a range of drug classes and clinical diagnoses.” 3 More than half the respondents in a survey of academic medical centers reported ...