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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.
Empagliflozin was approved for medical use in the United States and in the European Union in 2014. [ 13 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines . [ 25 ] In 2022, it was the 56th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 12 million prescriptions.
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.
Lacosamide and other AEDs have been used off-label in the management of bipolar disorder, cocaine addiction, dementia, depression, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, headache, hiccups, Huntington's disease, mania, migraine, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, restless leg syndrome, and tinnitus. Combinations of AEDs are ...
Fluxapyroxad has been approved for use as a fungicide in the United States, Canada and the European Union. [20] In the spring of 2012, fluxapyroxad, trademarked under the names Sercadis , [ 21 ] Imbrex [ 22 ] and Xemium [ 23 ] and manufactured by BASF Corporation , was registered for use as a fungicide in the United States .
MTSL (S-(1-oxyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)methyl methanesulfonothioate) is an organosulfur compound that is used as a nitroxide spin label. [1] MTSL is bifunctional, consisting of the nitroxide and the thiosulfonate ester functional groups. The nitroxide label is sterically protected, so it is relatively unreactive.
Methomyl is a common active ingredient in commercial fly bait, for which the label instructions in the United States warn that "It is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling." "Off-label" uses and other uses not specifically targeted at problem insects are illegal, dangerous, and ill-advised. [5 ...
Flumazenil has been effectively used to treat overdoses of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, such as zolpidem, zaleplon and zopiclone (also known as the "Z-drugs"). [ 9 ] It may also be effective in reducing excessive daytime sleepiness while improving vigilance in primary hypersomnias , such as idiopathic hypersomnia .