title: ﻿﻿Off-label Use of Prescription Medication: A Literature Review﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿.
abstract: ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿The following review will describe the available literature and outline the concept and practice of off-label prescribing. Phenytoin, misoprostol, and nifedipine will be critically reviewed with emphasis on their functional components, mechanisms of action, and patient considerations regarding wound healing. Recipes of off-label medications also will be offered.
authors.affiliation: ﻿Shoe String Podiatry, Ormond Beach, Florida; Email: Robert.Smith@fhmmc.org.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Smith