It is not illegal for a doctor to prescribe a drug off-label, that is, for a non-FDA-approved use, but a drug marketer cannot lawfully encourage a doctor to do so.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.
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So expect the adjournment debate led by labour's Nia Griffiths on extending the approved use of low-dose Naltrexone to start pretty rapidly - and for the Commons to shut up shop by early afternoon, unless some other business is added.
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Use of these technologies has to be approved for personal use every three years by the Librarian of Congress -- but even when approved -- developing, trafficking and selling the technologies is still illegal.
Trizivir has already been approved for use in Mexico, Switzerland, Chile, Ghana and Malawi.
She says the company was approved to use the technique, but only with a limited spill.
But before 1983, there were just 38 orphan drugs approved for use in the United States.
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Right now, neither Vioxx nor Celebrex is approved for use in treating generalized colorectal cancer.
Flash Access has been approved for use with UltraViolet, set to be released this fall.
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Any cattle vaccine would need to be tested, trialled and approved for use by the European Union.
Right now, it is only approved for use in narcoleptics suffering from excessive sleepiness during the day.
Nor has Abraxis finished the studies required to get Abraxane approved for use in any other cancer.
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Two different personalized medicines were approved for use last year, including a new treatment for late-stage breast cancer.
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Genentech's Activase, also known as tissue plasminogen activator, is approved for use only up to three hours after stroke.
There are currently two pistol-shaped Tasers approved for use by the Home Office - the X26 and M26 models.
The drug was approved for use by the European Commission in April, but will not yet be available in England.
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The drug is approved for use in patients who are short of breath either when sitting or after minimal exertion.
American horses are often treated with drugs and medications that are not approved for use in animals intended for food.
The drug, whose active ingredient is tafluprost, was previously approved for use in certain European countries under the brand Saflutan.
However, they warned PTZ is not currently approved for use in humans and in high doses is known to cause seizures.
To date, caffeine has been approved for use only in soft drinks, and only at concentrations under 200 parts per million.
After the 2009 study, other published studies showed that some anti-retrovirals approved for use in HIV might also be effective against XMRV.
It has been estimated that Vioxx could have caused 27, 785 heart attacks or deaths since it was approved for use in 1999.
Although approved for use in Nevada, PunchForce still must get the OK in other states where HBO might want to use it.
It could still take years before such materials are approved for use, but the modelling methods will greatly speed up the process.
New York Times reporter Scott Shane says in some cases, CIA interrogators were approved to use certain harsh techniques on detainees being questioned.
For the American player there has been several items of constructive news as the US has approved the use of GM beet seeds this year.
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He warned that other European countries would block attempts to get a cattle vaccine and the Diva test to identify vaccinated animals approved for use.
The drugs currently available are approved for use only in people in late stages and do not slow or cure the progression of the disease.
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