Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, May 1, 2005
Chances are that you -- or people you know -- have left the doctor's office at some point with a drug prescription that didn't jibe with the use approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Although many patients are unaware of it, physicians often prescribe drugs for a disease, or at a dose, or for a patient type that's different from what the FDA has sanctioned.
But exactly what information are doctors basing these treatments on?
Although off-label prescribing is a legal and common practice, the evidence supporting these treatments can vary widely in quality.
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