In March 2023, I started working at a large retail pharmacy as a technician. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I donned my crisp, blue technician’s uniform complete with my slightly lopsided name tag on ...

It seemed like only a matter of time before someone would close this valve. After months of off-label prescribing of Ozempic, propelled by celebrity hype of the diabetes drug which has gained ...

A new sociomedical perspective shows how off-label use of GLP-1 drugs for slimness is redefining what counts as a healthy, responsible body, revealing hidden moral pressures and global inequalities ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized guidance to industry on allowable communications to health care providers about off-label drug and device uses. The Q&A document, issued on 6 ...

As common—and costly—as off-label prescribing is in oncology, it is poorly understood. It is, by nature, hard to study. Yet it is clear that the practice is changing. Skyrocketing drug costs, ...

The largest published prospective evaluation of off-label targeted cancer therapies has shown that more patients could benefit from existing drugs. After including over 1,600 patients in the Dutch ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to speak. The drug, leucovorin, is a prescription vitamin that functions similarly to ...

With the off-label/intended use controversy still simmering, a bill has debuted in the U.S. House of Representatives that would restrict the federal government's ability to pursue charges against ...

When a clinician prescribes a medication for a purpose for which it’s not indicated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it’s referred to as off-label treatment. Doctors may recommend ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio House passed a bipartisan bill last month requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for off-label drugs. In a 73-13 vote in late June, state representatives approved ...