# E-DRUG: off-label use and free (commercial) speech?

**URL:** <https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-off-label-use-and-free-commercial-speech/5688>\
**Category:** e-drug\
**Created:** [August 1, 1999, 11:28am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-off-label-use-and-free-commercial-speech/5688 "1999-08-01T11:28:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 1, 1999, 11:28am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-off-label-use-and-free-commercial-speech/5688/1 "1999-08-01T11:28:44Z")

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E-DRUG: off-label use and free (commercial) speech? (cont)  
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In the Netherlands there is no restriction on off-label use of drugs,  
but in case of serious adverse events the prescriber might be held  
liable, and this has serious consequences as insurance will not  
cover such accidents.

Dr.L.Offerhaus  
Koedijklaan 1a, NL-1406KW Bussum, The Netherlands  
Phone: +31-35-6923288. Fax: +31-35-6923290  
E-mail: LO@EURONET.NL CompuServe: 71530,15  
Eur J Clin Pharmacol ONLY:  
POB 75552, NL-1070AN Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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