"off label" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} off label (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, of a prescription medication) Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (outside of regulatorily approved indications): zulassungsüberschreitend (German)
    Sense id: en-off_label-en-adj-hamD5H1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-label (english: in attributive position)

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} off label (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, of a prescription medication) Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-off_label-en-adv-hamD5H1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-label (english: in attributive position)

Alternative forms

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