Therapy freedom
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Therapy freedom is the freedom of
physicians to apply whichever therapy their medical knowledge makes them believe to be appropriate.[1]
That often means:
- Physician have the legal right to prescribe an unlicensed drug.[citation needed]
- A health insurance company is obliged to pay for the treatment, regardless of whether or not it considers the treatment to be appropriate.[2]
Therapy freedom, however, is limited to cases of no treatment existing that is both well-established and more
efficacious
.
Therapy freedom is established in Germany, where it is known as Therapiefreiheit.
References
- ISBN 9781134844524. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- PMID 11593781. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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