منابع مشابه
Physicians' liability for off-label prescriptions.
It is estimated that between 40 and 60 percent of all prescriptions written in the United States are for off-label uses. Off-label uses are common, especially for treating cancer, AIDS, pediatric conditions and rare diseases. Because the practice is common, and in many cases necessary, physicians must consider how prescribing drugs for uses not recommended by the manufacturer—and not approved b...
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AIM To determine drug prescription and proportion of off-label dispensing in the Swedish paediatric outpatient population. METHODS All dispensed outpatient prescriptions to children aged 0 < 18 years as well as the proportion of off-label drug use during 2007 were analysed using data from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. RESULTS In total, 2.19 million drug prescriptions of 898 differen...
متن کاملOff-Label Drug Information
drug into interstate commerce unless the FDA has approved the drug and its label.2 A second provision prohibits manufacturers from introducing misbrandeddrugs into interstate commerce.2 Misbranding is considered to occur if drug labeling contains information that describes unapproved uses or is misleading or insufficient to support safe use for approved indications.2 Materials are considered pa...
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Off-label prescription is part of routine care in palliative medicine, but no information is available about the situation in Italy. A cross-sectional observational survey was undertaken on all 66 Italian palliative care freestanding inpatient units to describe off-label prescriptions. Data were collected on 507 patients. Each prescribed drug was matched with Italian Marketing Authorization ind...
متن کاملOff-label prescriptions in intensive care unit: the Chinese experience
Background and purpose Off-label prescriptions for critically ill patients pose several ethical and legal dilemmas for intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians. Yet, few data are available on the prevalence of this practice in critical care environment in China. This nationwide survey was performed to evaluate the conditions of off-label prescriptions in ICU within China. Methods The survey was p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.03.1359