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by a3n 1935 days ago
Doctors can prescribe medicines "off label," using a medicine for a condition that it was not developed or approved for.

So why not this?
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eghad 1935 days ago
Because the manufacturer of the medicine explicitly said it can't treat the off-label use? And won't sell it to anyone claiming it can.
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