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off-label use
AWF LAY-bul YOOS
ɒf ˈleɪbəl juːsListen
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offlabeluse
Dictionary meaning
prescribing a medication for a purpose other than its approved indication; common and legal but requires clinical judgment; accounts for significant proportion of prescriptions in some specialties
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