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What is CMS position regarding “off-label” use?

April 26, 2017CMS off-label position

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What is CMS position regarding “off-label” use?

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A80. Off-label use of medications in the United States is both legal and common. Once a drug has been approved for sale by the FDA for one purpose, physicians are free to prescribe it for any other purpose that in their professional judgment is both safe and effective. Physicians are not limited to prescribing a drug only for official, FDA-approved indications.