Research article summary (published 24 Oct 2009):

Going off-label without venturing off-course: evidence and ethical off-label prescribing.

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Author/s: Largent, Emily A (EA); Miller, Franklin G (FG); Pearson, Steven D (SD);

Affiliation: Clinical Center Department of Ethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Archives of internal medicine (Arch Intern Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 169 (issue 19) : pp 1745-7

Dates: Created 2009/10/27; Completed 2009/11/05;

PMID: 19858430, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/5/2009, IMS Date: )

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Communication Drug Costs Drug Labeling Drug Prescriptions - standards Ethics, Clinical Evidence-Based Medicine

Humans Informed Consent Pharmaceutical Preparations - adverse effects Physician's Practice Patterns - ethics; standards United States United States Food and Drug Administration

Associated Chemicals: Pharmaceutical Preparations (0)

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