off-label

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôf′lā′bəl, of′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
off-la•bel  (ôf′lā′bəl, of′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Medicineof, pertaining to, or designating a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.

off-la•bel  (ôf′lā′bəl, of′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Medicineof, pertaining to, or designating a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.

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