Under existing law, a new drug may be
labeled, promoted, and advertised only for those conditions in which safety and
effectiveness have been demonstrated and of which the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has approved, or socalled "approved uses." Other uses have
come to be called "unapproved uses" and cannot be legally promoted. In a real
sense, the term "unapproved" is a misnomer because it includes in one phrase two
categories of marketed drugs that are very different; drugs which are
potentially harmful and will never be approved, and already approved drugs that
have "unapproved" uses. It is common for new research and new insights to
demonstrate valid new uses for drugs already on the market. Also, there arc
numerous examples of medical progress resulting from the serendipitous
observations and therapeutic [单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT A{{/B}} Under existing law, a new drug may be labeled, promoted, and advertised only for those conditions in which safety and effectiveness have been demonstrated and of which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, or so-called "approved uses." Other uses have come to be called "unapproved uses" and cannot be legally promoted. In a real sense, the term "unapproved’ is a misnomer because it includes in one phrase two categories of marketed drugs that are very different; drugs which are potentially harmful and will never be approved, and already approved drugs that have "unapproved" uses. It is common for new research and new insights to demonstrate valid new uses for drugs already on the market. Also, there are numerous examples of medical progress resulting from the serendipitous observations and therapeutic innovations of physicians, both important methods of discovery in the field of therapeutics. Bef A. the increased cost to the patient of buying an FDA-approved drug B. the medical benefits which can accrue to the patient through unlabeled use C. the time lag between initial discovery of a medical use and FDA approval of that use . D. the possibility that a medically beneficial use may never be clinically documented 我来回答: 提交
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