Editing Off-label use (section)

===Regulation in the United Kingdom===
Physicians in the United Kingdom can prescribe medications off-label. According to [[General Medical Council]] guidance, the physician must be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence or experience of using the medicine to demonstrate safety and efficacy. Prescribing may be necessary when no suitably licensed medicine is available to meet the patient's need (or when the prescribing is part of approved research).<ref>{{cite web |author=General Medical Council |title=Good Practice in Prescribing and Managing Medicines and Devices |publisher=[[General Medical Council]] |type=published guidance |date=December 2014 |orig-year=first published February 2013 |pages=10–11 |url=https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices |access-date=24 May 2018 |format=PDF}}</ref>