unapproved
adjective
un·ap·proved
ˌən-ə-ˈprüvd 
: not judged to be acceptable : not given official approval : not approved
drugs unapproved by the FDA
an unapproved credit card transaction
unapproved travel expenses
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Small amounts of the compound, shorthand for 7-hydroxymitragynine, occur naturally in kratom, which is increasingly used as a recreational drug and an unapproved pain treatment.
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Lev Facher, STAT, 11 May 2026
Blue is officially fired for injecting a patient with an unapproved drug, and in a devastating twist, he is humiliated by and forced to give his badge back to Richard in front of Catherine (Debbie Allen).
—Max Gao, Variety, 8 May 2026
The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The 26-year-old faces charges, including domestic violence simple battery, domestic violence false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement and unlawfully holding or moving a human dead body in unapproved conditions.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Lev Facher, STAT, 11 May 2026
Blue is officially fired for injecting a patient with an unapproved drug, and in a devastating twist, he is humiliated by and forced to give his badge back to Richard in front of Catherine (Debbie Allen).
—Max Gao, Variety, 8 May 2026
The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The 26-year-old faces charges, including domestic violence simple battery, domestic violence false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement and unlawfully holding or moving a human dead body in unapproved conditions.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unapproved. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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