Unlicensed and off label drug use in paediatric wards: Prospective study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7128, 1998, Pages 343-345

  Turner, Sean ^a   Longworth, Alexandra ^a   Nunn, Anthony J ^b   Choonara, Imti ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; BICARBONATE; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CISAPRIDE; DICLOFENAC; FOLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GOLYTELY; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LACTULOSE; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; MULTIVITAMIN; OXYBUTYNIN; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; SUCRALFATE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LICENSING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0032583827     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7128.343     Document Type: Article

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