whether it's legal to dispense or prescribe against a contraindication or a black box warning

October 2007

We're getting questions on whether it's legal to dispense or prescribe against a contraindication or a black box warning.

It is...but your liability risk can increase.

A contraindication means that the risk of using a drug in a particular situation generally outweighs the therapeutic benefit.

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