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15. Interesting how many off-label uses for drugs are being discovered these days.

Mon Nov 8, 2021, 02:35 AM

Nov 2021

Off-label is the prescription of a drug for a condition other than that for which it has been officially approved.

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Hmmmmm - most interesting. calimary Nov 2021 #2

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please, please, please.... bahboo Nov 2021 #5

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