off-label
adjective
off-la·bel
ˈȯf-ˌlā-bəl 
: of, relating to, or being a drug used to treat a condition for which it has not been officially approved
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In December, the company began prescribing a suite of drugs off-label for weight loss.
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Madison Muller, Fortune, 20 May 2024
According to recent reports, all of them anecdotal and many of them on TikTok, off-label use of diabetes drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro for cosmetic weight loss has, in some cases, apparently resulted in unexpected pregnancy.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
But then doctors began using them off-label to take weight off and then things really got hot for them.
—David Sherer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
But the drug, as well as others like it, have proven to have weight loss properties that have led to a surge in off-label prescribing due to its additional ability to trick the brain into thinking the patient is full.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Other forms of semaglutide, meanwhile, have been prescribed off-label for weight-loss treatment as well.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
That means doctors have to be familiar enough with the hormone to prescribe it off-label.
—Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Navigating insurance coverage for off-label prescriptions can be challenging.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The group ultimately recommended an off-label use in children, given the large number of kids affected by mpox in the DRC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Madison Muller, Fortune, 20 May 2024
According to recent reports, all of them anecdotal and many of them on TikTok, off-label use of diabetes drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro for cosmetic weight loss has, in some cases, apparently resulted in unexpected pregnancy.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
But then doctors began using them off-label to take weight off and then things really got hot for them.
—David Sherer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
But the drug, as well as others like it, have proven to have weight loss properties that have led to a surge in off-label prescribing due to its additional ability to trick the brain into thinking the patient is full.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Other forms of semaglutide, meanwhile, have been prescribed off-label for weight-loss treatment as well.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
That means doctors have to be familiar enough with the hormone to prescribe it off-label.
—Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Navigating insurance coverage for off-label prescriptions can be challenging.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The group ultimately recommended an off-label use in children, given the large number of kids affected by mpox in the DRC.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
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off-label
adjective
off-la·bel
ˌȯf-ˌlā-bəl
: of, relating to, or being an approved drug legally prescribed or a medical device legally used by a physician for a purpose (as the treatment of children or of a certain disease or condition) for which it has not been specifically approved (as by the United States Food and Drug Administration)
the off-label use of oral contraceptives to treat dysmenorrhea
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