Off Label

Using a drug in a capacity for which it was not specifically approved is called "off-label" use and is a common and legal practice in the medical community. ❋ CARLY WEEKS (2011)

Paul Wicks , a co-author of the paper, said social network-run studies may be most useful for testing efficacy of so-called off-label or off-patent compounds that patients are using but are unlikely to ever attract pharmaceutical company interest. ❋ Amy Dockser Marcus (2011)

In 2008, the company agreed to pay about $425 million and plead guilty to a criminal charge to settle allegations that it promoted some drugs including Provigil for uses that weren't approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a practice known as off-label marketing. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Glaxo has disclosed that investigators examined whether Glaxo promoted Wellbutrin for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, an illegal practice known as off-label marketing. ❋ Jeanne Whalen (2011)

Doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a practice known as off-label prescribing. ❋ Goran Mijuk (2011)

It's also not illegal to use drugs for purposes other than their approved use, known as "off-label" use. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Now, according to some estimates, more than half of all drug-eluting stents are used in so-called off-label indications -- uses beyond the scope of their original approval. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

While doctors can prescribe or use an FDA-approved drug or device for any purpose, U.S. law bars companies from promoting them for so-called off-label use. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Doctors often order medications that are tested and approved for a condition other than the one they are treating, a practice called "off-label prescribing." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Many other drugs have turned out to hold nasty surprises, not least when doctors prescribe them outside of their approved indication -- so-called off-label use. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Some doctors may continue to prescribe it for breast cancer as well, a practice known as off-label use. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The case is the latest settlement by a major pharmaceutical company over marketing drugs in the United States for uses that have not been approved by the FDA, known as off-label promotion. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

The lawsuit said the aim was to boost prescription levels for legally approved and so-called "off-label" uses of drugs ranging from the antipsychotic Abilify to the blood thinner Plavix. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The U.S. government has been investigating Risperdal sales practices since 2004, including allegations the company engaged in so-called off-label marketing of the medication, J&J has said in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The case is one of the largest settlements by a major pharmaceutical company over marketing drugs in the United States for uses that have not been approved by the FDA, known as off-label promotion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But it's also widely used off-label to treat broader movement disorders such as cerebral palsy. ❋ AP (2010)

[Suzzie] is angry with me for breaking up with her she came and [slashed my tires]; bitch is [off label]. ❋ Sidmon69 (2019)