"Off-Label Use" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The practice of prescribing or using a drug outside the scope of the drug's official approved label as designated by a regulatory agency concerning the treatment of a particular disease or condition.
| Descriptor ID |
D056687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.307.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Off-Label Use- Off-Label Use
- Off Label Use
- Off-Label Uses
- Use, Off-Label
- Uses, Off-Label
- Off-Label Prescribing
- Off Label Prescribing
- Off-Label Prescribings
- Prescribing, Off-Label
- Prescribings, Off-Label
- Unlabeled Indication
- Indication, Unlabeled
- Indications, Unlabeled
- Unlabeled Indications
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Off-Label Use" by people in Profiles.
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Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017 Jun 20; 317(23):2417-2426.
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Use of antipsychotic medications in pediatric populations: what do the data say? Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013 Dec; 15(12):426.
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Uptake, coverage, and completion of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine in the vaccine safety Datalink, July 2006-June 2011. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Nov; 53(5):637-41.
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Safety of a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine when used off-label in an elderly population. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Feb; 56(3):315-21.
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Pediatric uptake of a newly available antipsychotic medication. Pediatrics. 2010 Mar; 125(3):475-82.
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Pharmaceuticals from development to practice: learnings from an online curriculum. Am J Manag Care. 2009 Dec 01; 15(12):e109-14.