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Descriptor English: Off-Label Use
Descriptor Spanish: Uso Fuera de lo Indicado
Descriptor prescripción en indicaciones no aprobadas
Entry term(s) empleo de medicamentos para indicaciones no aprobadas
empleo extraoficial
empleo no indicado en el prospecto
uso de fármacos con ahorro de dosis
uso de fármacos en dosis fraccionadas
uso de fármacos en dosis reducidas
uso extraoficial
usos de fármacos con ahorro de dosis
usos de fármacos en dosis reducidas
Scope note: Práctica de prescribir o de utilizar un medicamento o una vacuna fuera del ámbito de las indicaciones especificadas en la ficha técnica oficial aprobada por las autoridades sanitarias para el tratamiento de una enfermedad o afección concretas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Uso Off-Label
Descriptor French: Utilisation hors indication
Entry term(s): Dose Sparing Drug Use
Dose-Sparing Drug Use
Dose-Sparing Drug Uses
Fractional Dose Drug Use
Indication, Unlabeled
Off Label Prescribing
Off Label Use
Off-Label Prescribing
Off-Label Prescribings
Off-Label Uses
Prescribing, Off-Label
Reduced Dose Drug Use
Reduced-Dose Drug Use
Reduced-Dose Drug Uses
Unlabeled Indication
Unlabeled Indications
Tree number(s): E02.319.307.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056687
Scope note: The practice of prescribing or using a drug or a vaccine 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with DRUG REPOSITIONING
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
NU nursing
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Drug Labeling (2008-2009)
Drug Prescriptions (2008-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Related: Drug Approval MeSH
Drug Labeling MeSH
Drug Utilization MeSH
DeCS ID: 53689
Unique ID: D056687
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2018/02/06
Off-Label Use - Preferred
Concept UI M0528564
Scope note The practice of prescribing or using a drug or a vaccine 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.
Preferred term Off-Label Use
Entry term(s) Indication, Unlabeled
Off Label Prescribing
Off Label Use
Off-Label Prescribing
Off-Label Prescribings
Off-Label Uses
Prescribing, Off-Label
Unlabeled Indication
Unlabeled Indications
Fractional Dose Drug Use - Narrower
Concept UI M000639537
Preferred term Fractional Dose Drug Use
Entry term(s) Dose Sparing Drug Use
Dose-Sparing Drug Use
Dose-Sparing Drug Uses
Reduced Dose Drug Use
Reduced-Dose Drug Use
Reduced-Dose Drug Uses



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