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PTCE - Medications - Section 1.6

State the therapeutic indications of medications.

State the FDA-approved therapeutic use for commonly dispensed medications and distinguish primary approved indications from off-label uses. Recognise that a drug's therapeutic class shapes which patient conditions it targets and how it is categorised in a formulary.

Drug indicationTherapeutic useFDA-approved indication

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