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Off-label use is the use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration. [1] Both prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs (OTCs) can be used in off-label ways, although most studies of off-label use focus on prescription drugs.
[6] [5] Fluconazole is in the azole antifungal family of medication. [5] It is believed to work by affecting the fungal cellular membrane. [5] Fluconazole was patented in 1981 and came into commercial use in 1988. [7] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [8] Fluconazole is available as a generic medication. [5]
It is often used off-label as a nootropic. Prazosin (Minipress) for nightmares: prazosin is approved for the use of hypertension. A 2012 systematic review showed a small benefit for the treatment of PTSD-associated night terrors. Other non-FDA-approved uses for prazosin include the treatment of Raynaud's disease and poisoning due to scorpion venom.
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This sort of list might never end. Perhaps every drug has an off-label use, and many drugs have many off-label uses which are the subjects of discussion and research in reliable sources. I do not think this is a very good article, but neither was I ready to delete this content outright from "off-label use".
In what may be one of the most powerful and stirring episodes of the entire run of FX’s “Reservation Dogs,” the series this week took on the horror of assimilation “Indian boarding schools ...
Under veterinary use, its brand name is Flutelmium which is a paste manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. used by veterinarians for protection against internal parasites and worms in dogs and cats. Other brand names are Flubenol, Biovermin, and Flumoxal. [5]
HONG KONG — A zoo in China has been accused of trying to deceive visitors with a pair of dogs dyed black and white to look like panda bears.. Videos circulating on Chinese social media show the ...