The use of antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved is common among older adults in ...

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 ...

There's no escaping the buzz around Ozempic and Wegovy. The GLP-1 drugs continue to make headlines due to their FDA-approved uses for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity, but a growing number of ...

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 ...

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 ...

With a look at 160 common medications, about one out of every five are prescribed off-label, according to recent research. This means that the drugs were used in ways never approved by the FDA.

The FDA has never asserted that the off-label prescribing of ivermectin for COVID-19 was prohibited; the agency has reiterated this point in court and in public filings many times prior to August 2023 ...

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, ...

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 ...