Glossary of MHRA terms - O

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Click on a different letter in the list above for terms beginning with that letter.

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OECD
Organisation for European Co-operation and Development.

"Off-label" prescribing
This is a prescription by a doctor of a medicine when there are no alternatives or where access to effective alternatives is restricted; also the import of a medicine that has been licenced outside Europe on what is known as a named patient basis or "unlicenced" use.

OG
Open Government.

OGD
Other Government Department.

Orange guide
Alternative title for the "Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors" because of its traditional orange cover.

Orphan drug
A drug for a rare disease. The indications for which the product in question is intended are encountered so rarely that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to provide comprehensive evidence.

OTC
 Over the Counter products. For example, aspirin tablets bought in a chemist shop. Encompasses both Pharmacy (P) and GSL status in the UK. Not necessarily kept behind a counter. 

 

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