# E-DRUG: off-label use and free (commercial) speech? **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [August 2, 1999, 2:03pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-off-label-use-and-free-commercial-speech/5701 "1999-08-02T14:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stewart\_jessamine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@stewart\_jessamine](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/stewart_jessamine)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 1999, 2:03pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-off-label-use-and-free-commercial-speech/5701/1 "1999-08-02T14:03:39Z")
E-DRUG: off-label use and free (commercial) speech? (cont) ---------------------------------------------------------- dear E-druggers, Same rules as the Netherlands apply in New Zealand. For further information we have published an article at our website [http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/](http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/) in the "information for health professionals" section which describes the responsibilities of the prescriber when they use medicines "off-label". [go to the "unapproved medicines" submenu; it is unfortunately too big to reproduce here. WB] Lots of other useful info on NZ medicines also at this site. kind regards Stewart Jessamine MEDSAFE New Zealand Email: Stewart\_Jessamine@moh.govt.nz -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.