For more than 20 years the off-label use of drugs has been an essential part of the ethical
and legal considerations regarding the international regulation of drug licensing. Despite a …

Background: Drug use beyond the licence (off-label use, off-label drug use) is a common
practice in palliative care and respective recommendations can often be identified in the …

Objective: To compare the provision of specialized home palliative care (SHPC) by the adult
and pediatric SHPC teams at the Munich University Hospital. Methods: All patients treated …

Background European Union law prohibits companies from marketing drugs off-label. In the
United Kingdom—as in some other European countries, but unlike the United States …

Background Off-label prescribing of psychoactive drugs is a common practice in psychiatry.
Here, we sought to investigate the frequency of off-label prescribing in a population of …

BACKGROUND:'Off-label use'is the term used for the prescription and dispensing of a
medicinal product for any indication, patient group, route of administration, dosage or …

The safe and effective use of medicines is an integral part of the medicine safety agenda.
We present a phenomenological topic review of the literature relating to the use of …

Nurses who care for patients with life-limiting illness operate at the interface of family
caregivers (FCGs), patients, and prescribers and are uniquely positioned to guide late-life …

Background: Off-label-use is an indispensable element of palliative medicine. Up to one
third of all drugs are prescribed beyond their licence. It is challenging to find the right …

Background: Thirst is a common and burdensome symptom of chronic heart failure (CHF)
which affects adherence to self-care practices specifically fluid restriction. Despite this, there …