Automated detection of off-label drug use.
Off-label drug use, defined as use of a drug in a manner that deviates from its approved use defined by the drug's FDA label, is problematic because such uses have not been evaluated for safety and efficacy. Studies estimate that 21% of prescriptions are off-label, and only 27% of those have ev...
Main Authors: | Kenneth Jung, Paea LePendu, William S Chen, Srinivasan V Iyer, Ben Readhead, Joel T Dudley, Nigam H Shah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929699?pdf=render |
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