First choice means
The means of first choice (also called first-line therapy or first-line therapy ) is a form of expression from the field of medicine . It describes the active ingredient or therapy that is considered best for treating a particular disease .
The decision to use a therapy other than the first-line treatment can depend on a variety of factors, such as: B. the existence of contraindications or lack of coverage of the costs by the statutory health insurance .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Wehling: Clinical Pharmacology . Georg Thieme Verlag, April 6, 2011, ISBN 978-3-13-160282-4 . , P. 356.