J. Painter, R. Owen, K. Henderson, M. Bauer, D. Mittal, T. Hudson
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Abstract
A substantial proportion of antipsychotic (AP) use in veterans is for nonapproved indications (i.e., off‐label prescribing). Not all off‐label use is necessarily detrimental to patients, however, and in certain situations, off‐label prescribing could be considered justifiable. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which off‐label AP prescribing in a veteran population was potentially appropriate.