Off-Label Info OK: So What?
Executive Summary
One of the most controversial issues coming out of the recently concluded legislative battle over reforming the FDA involved expanding medical companies' abilities to promote off-label uses of their products. Yet in the end, the ultimate impact of this reform appears to be negligible.
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