Off-label Use Often Not Evidence-Based: Physicians Lack Knowledge Of Off-label Drug Use And FDA Approval Status, Study Finds

In a recent national survey, a substantial minority of physicians erroneously believed that certain off-label uses of prescription drugs were FDA approved. This mistaken belief encourages them to prescribe these drugs, despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting such use. Overall, physicians were able to correctly identify the FDA-approval status of just over half of the 22 drug-indication pairs (i.e., a particular drug prescribed for a particular condition) included in the survey.

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