Some ethical considerations for the "off-label" use of drugs such as Avastin

Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct;90(10):1218-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102426.

Abstract

Is off‐label use of drugs legal?

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Bevacizumab
  • Drug Approval*
  • Drug Prescriptions
  • Drug Therapy / ethics
  • Ethics, Clinical
  • Humans
  • Macular Degeneration / drug therapy*
  • Patient Rights
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / ethics
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Bevacizumab