off-label

[awf-ley-buhl, of‑]

adjective

Informal.

1. of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.

off label

adjective

1. (of a prescription drug) relating to use, or being used, in ways for which it has not been approved

Example Sentences

It is often prescribed off-label for other symptoms.

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Most clinics advertising off-label TMS as a therapy for autism don’t meet those standards, the researchers say.

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Leuchter is one of three researchers with TMS expertise who recently called for the establishment of ethical guidelines around off-label TMS marketing in the field’s primary journal.

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However, prescribing drugs or devices for conditions they aren’t approved for, which is known as off-label prescribing, is a legal and common practice in medicine.

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Widespread adoption of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic diabetes treatment, which is often used off-label as a weight loss drug, and Wegovy had boosted its share price to the point where in summer 2024 it was Europe's most-valuable company.

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