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off la·bel
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off labeladverb
Use of a prescription medication by a physician to treat a condition other than that for which the drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of off label in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of off label in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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One of the notable things is that only two of these patients got these drugs as part of a clinical trial. The rest of them were given the drugs off label -- since these drugs are generally available that's at the discretion of the treating provider, but it's still notable, patients with all levels of severity of Covid-19 received these drugs, although certainly the patients that were hospitalized were more likely to receive these drugs.
I must confess it is an off-label administration basically, as usual, we are testing it on our employees.
And so, as a result of the kind of inability to get Wegovy, a lot of physicians started prescribing Ozempic off-label, which they’re permitted to do, for the treatment of obesity.
I’m not saying that physicians shouldn’t be using drugs off-label, it happens all the time, but we need to be more circumspect when we do so. Indications should either be supported by some evidence or recommended in guidelines.
The adult LEMS community is thrilled and trying to move forward in getting the new drug through off-label, we have asked my mom's doctor to prescribe the drug as an off-label drug, and then we will need to go through the insurance process.
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