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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
It's a common practice for doctors to prescribe medications that aren't yet approved for certain ailments, but your doctor should have leveled with you. There's nothing unethical about it, but there should be informed consent.
The name of this practice escapes me at the moment. "Off-" something.
@pshrynk: What is that practice called?
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Off label prescribing. And it is unethical to prescribe without informed consent.