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- Drugs commonly prescribed off-label
Drugs commonly prescribed off-label*
Last reviewed: May 2009
| Specific Drugs, Type of Drug | Examples of Off-Label use** |
| Aripiprazole (Abilify), antipsychotic | Dementia; Alzheimer's disease |
| Lamotrigine (Lamictal), antiseizure | Depression |
| Tiagabine (Gabitril), antiseizure | Depression |
| Gabapentin (Neurontin), antiseizure | Nerve pain; migraines; restless leg syndrome |
| Topiramate (Topamax), antiseizure | Bipolar disorder; depression; nerve pain |
| Risperidone (Risperdal), antipsychotic | Alzheimer's Disease; dementia; eating disorders |
| Trazodone (Desyrel), antidepressant | As a sleep aid for insomnia |
| Propranolol (Inderal), high blood pressure and heart disease | Performance anxiety |
| Modafinil (Provigil), excessive sleepiness due to narcolepsy or shift-work sleep disorder | To enhance wakefulness and alertness; to enhance performance in otherwise healthy adults |
| Viagra (erectile dysfunction) | To enhance sexual performance in people not diagnosed with erectile dysfunction; to improve sexual function in some women taking certain antidepressants |
* Examples, not meant to be a comprehensive list.
** Does not imply that use is clinically appropriate or inappropriate, or beneficial or not.
** Does not imply that use is clinically appropriate or inappropriate, or beneficial or not.
These materials were made possible by a grant from the state Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program,
which is funded by the multi-state settlement of consumer fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin
(gabapentin)
