Price E C
Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Mich Health Hosp. 1998 Nov-Dec;34(6):20-1.
A doctor prescribes a beta-blocker to calm a patient's muscle tremors, even though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved the drug for use in lowering blood pressure. A physician recommends that a patient wear a nicotine patch as a treatment for colitis. A pediatrician prescribes a drug that has been approved for adult use only. Such "off-label" prescriptions are increasingly common--and legal.
医生开出β受体阻滞剂来平复患者的肌肉震颤,尽管美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)仅批准该药物用于降血压。一名内科医生建议患者使用尼古丁贴片来治疗结肠炎。一名儿科医生开出了一种仅被批准用于成人的药物。这种“未按批准标签用药”的处方越来越普遍,而且是合法的。