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D.C. Code § 48-841.03

Off-label use of medication

Known as the Off-Label Informed Consent Act

The act spans §§ 48–48 (4 sections).

Mar. 26, 2008, D.C

Before prescribing, administering, or furnishing a prescription medication for an off-label use, a prescriber shall make every reasonable effort to:

(1) Explain to the patient, in easily understood terms, that the medication is not within the uses approved for that medication by the FDA; and

(2) Provide the patient with information regarding the potential risks and side effects associated with using the medication for the off-label use.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.