Off-label prescribing is when a medication is prescribed for a purpose not approved by the FDA. Insurance might cover off-label prescriptions, but it depends on the specific plan and often requires a ...

Small print and poor printing on prescription labels handed out by pharmacists may be misread and may lead to errors in taking medication, according to new research. By simply following recommended ...

Adhesive PWLs were originally developed to highlight important instructions for the safe use of a medication that were contained within the longer package insert and to be visible every time the ...

June 20, 2012 — Brightly colored warning labels on medication bottles failed to attract much attention from older potential patients, suggesting that labeling standards should be revised to be more ...

A large, new study in JAMA Internal Medicine found off-label medications represent about 12% of drug prescriptions and are resulting in negative side effects about 50% of the time. WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy ...

Off-label use of prescription drugs was associated with adverse drug events in a study of patients in Canada, especially off-label use lacking strong scientific evidence, according to an article ...

When a child gets sick, doctors are increasingly relying on what's known as "off-label" use of medications, a new study says. Off-label use of a drug means that it hasn't been specifically studied and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state with its own prescription drug label under a proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday. Newsom wants California, home to nearly 40 ...

Small print and poor printing on prescription labels handed out by pharmacists may be misread and may lead to errors in taking medication, according to new research by the University of Waterloo and ...