2016 District of Columbia Code
Title 48 - Foods and Drugs. §§ 48-101 - 48-1213
Chapter 8B - Off-Label Informed Consent. §§ 48-841.01 - 48-841.04
§ 48–841.03. Off-label use of medication.
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.
(Mar. 26, 2008, D.C. Law 17-131, § 203, 55 DCR 1659.)
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 48-844.03.
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