FDA’s Tactical Exparel Label May Suggest Broader Off-Label Strategy
Executive Summary
Inclusion of failed studies in US label for Pacira’s Exparel label is unusual but appropriate given regulatory history with that application. Could FDA take that approach with other products to address unapproved uses in the context of uncertainty about prohibitions against 'off-label' promotion?
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