For now, one option for providers is to prescribe the drug “off-label,” which is legal and common practice. Even if the drug label on mifepristone is changed to reflect the regulations from ...

That's the conclusion of a new study that looked at "off-label" use of gabapentin. In the United States, the drug is officially approved for treating certain seizures and some forms of nerve pain.

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Laura Johnson, senior director, sales, life sciences, Loftware, discusses innovations in label design that could lead to improved patient outcomes and less medical errors. Drug labeling has become a ...

What does it mean to prescribe a medicine “off label”? Is this fraudulent? Can a doctor get in trouble for this? -- A.S. ANSWER: The U.S. FDA approves drugs for specific medical indications ...

Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety.

A popular anxiety drug taken by nearly 2million Americans ... were printed with the wrong dosage strength on their labels.

Endo Inc. A popular medication used to treat seizures and panic disorder is being urgently recalled after authorities learned that the tablets were actually twice as strong as the label claimed.

2000-12-22 04:00:00 PDT Rockville, Md.-- The Food and Drug Administration announced plans yesterday to simplify the warning labels that doctors rely on in prescribing medications. Agency officials ...

The company said Tuesday it updated the prescribing label of the drug, Librela, to mention rare health problems that had been reported since its introduction in the U.S. in 2023.